State v. Hines’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “* * * * * * "Whether or not a defendant becomes a witness for himself is purely a question for decision by him. If he elects not to testify, he is to be classified as a silent defendant whose silence must be ignored * * *. But if he decides to do so he is then to be regarded as any other witness, [and] his testimony will be weighed the same as that of any other witness * * *." [Emphasis added, brackets ours] * * * * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reilly v. State

2. “"I would approve the decision of the District Court on the authority of Simmons v. State, 139 Fla. 645 , 190 So. 756 . I feel that the rule there announced is more nearly consistent with precedent and the Constitution." State v. Hines, supra, p. 551 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 360 So. 2d 760 - Willinsky v. State

3. “it is generally held that he places himself in the position of any other witness and that the prosecuting attorney has the right to comment on his testimony or to comment on his failure to deny or explain incriminating facts or statements.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reilly v. State