Burns v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Another ground of the motion for a new trial is the alleged misconduct of the Assistant State Attorney during the progress of the trial of the case and while addressing the jury in behalf of the State of Florida, when the said prosecuting officer stated to the jury that it was his belief that the defendants were each guilty of the said offense as charged in the information. It is contended that the argument of the Assistant State Attorney was harmful, prejudicial and an invasion of the constitutional rights of the appellants. The record certified to this court shows a motion for new trial, but the motion appears not to have been sworn to; neither were affidavits offered in support of the facts made a part thereof, nor was testimony adduced in the lower court by the movant for the purpose of establishing the matter in pais. * * * * * * "The bare and unsupported motion for a new trial not accompanied by any affidavits or evidence in support thereof precludes this court from considering the merits of the contention here presented." (Emphasis supplied).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 183 So. 2d 245 - Singleton v. State

2. “The bare and unsupported motion for a new trial not accompanied by any affidavits or evidence in support thereof precludes this court from considering the merits of the contention here presented.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 183 So. 2d 245 - Singleton v. State