Chavez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"There is nothing in the record from which we can tell whether the offensive remark, objected to by counsel, recognized by the court as objectionable in sustaining the objection and by the attorney general in argument here, contributed to the conviction. As Mr. Justice Thornal said, in Pait v. State, 112 So.2d 380 at 385 (Fla.1959): `We think that in a case of this kind the only safe rule appears to be that unless this court can determine from the record that the conduct or improper remarks of the prosecutor did not prejudice the accused the judgment must be reversed.' That was a capital case, and this is not, but the accused has a fundamental right to a fair trial free from argument condemned, according to Mr. Justice Terrell, `... so many times ... that the law against it would seem to be so commonplace that any layman would be familiar with and observe it.'"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 743 So. 2d 1105 - Barnes v. State · 235 So. 2d 354 - Thompson v. State