272 So. 2d 867 - Raysor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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

1. “[a] substantial body of case law recognizes that a statute or rule of procedure which confers upon the accused the right to conclude an argument is a substantial procedural right, the denial of which constitutes reversible error, notwithstanding that the state’s evidence may be more than adequate to support a verdict of guilty.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 552 So. 2d 975 - Gurican v. State · 13 Fla. Supp. 2d 141 - State v. Rutenberg

2. “[W]e are at a loss as a practical matter to know just how any criminal defendant could in fact make a demonstration of error because of the refusal of the trial court to follow the dictates of the Rule. It is inherent in the procedure, as all acquainted with trial tactics know, that the right to address the jury finally is a fundamental advantage which simply speaks for itself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 648 So. 2d 683 - Wike v. State

3. “[A] defendant offering no testimony in his own behalf, except his own, shall be entitled to the concluding argument before the jury.”

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