19 So. 3d 1233 - State v. Stukes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and specifically notwithstanding the provisions of Article 788, in the jury selection process, the state and the defendant may exercise all peremptory challenges available to each side, respectively, prior to the full complement of jurors being seated and before being sworn in by the court, and the state or the defendant may exercise any remaining peremptory challenge to one or more of the jurors previously accepted. No juror shall be sworn in until both parties agree on the jury composition or have exercised all challenges available to them, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Lewis · 126 So. 3d 569 - State v. Vargas-Alcerreca

2. “The fact that an offender’s conduct is justifiable, although otherwise criminal, shall constitute a defense to prosecution for any crime based on that conduct. This defense of justification can be claimed under the following circumstances: [[Image here]] (7) When the offender’s conduct is in defense of persons or property under any of the circumstances described in Articles 19 through 22.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 48 So. 3d 1144 - State v. Boudreaux

3. “appellate court shall not set aside a sentence for excessiveness if the record supports the sentence imposed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 247 So. 3d 858 - State v. Contreras