State v. Raymond’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

99 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 101 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Upon its own motion the court may, and upon request of the state or the defendant the court shall, order that the witnesses be excluded from the courtroom or from where they can see or hear the proceedings and refrain from discussing the facts of the case or the testimony of any witness with anyone other than the district attorney or defense counsel. The court may modify its order in the interest of justice.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 353 So. 2d 243 - State v. Mullins · 338 So. 2d 665 - State v. Badon

2. “The need for this type of evidence in a homicide case is apparent. The victim is dead. In many instances, the jury must determine the facts from a mosaic of circumstantial evidence. This is true in the present case. We conclude that the statement was properly admitted in evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2 So. 3d 470 - State v. Parks · 910 So. 2d 977 - State v. Leonard

3. “`... testimony in court, or written evidence, of a statement made out of court, the statement being offered as an assertion to show the truth of matters asserted therein, and thus resting for its value upon the credibility of the out-of-court asserter.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 420 So. 2d 126 - State v. Tonubbee · 458 So. 2d 454 - State v. Martin