State v. Grady’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If this procedure can be used, it would result in a pretrial hearing in practically every case to determine whether the state has sufficient evidence to support the indictment. This could only result in confusion and delay in the trial of a criminal case.... It is well settled in this state that neither a motion to quash nor any other pretrial pleading can be employed to test the sufficiency of the evidence to support the indictment... . ...... [T]he court will not examine the proceedings of the grand jury merely to see whether they acted on competent evidence, or whether it was legal; or in regard to the relevancy or legality of the testimony given before them. 281 So.2d at 680, 681 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Peoples · 312 So. 2d 1 - State v. Burrill

2. “The proper time to test the sufficiency of the evidence to support any indictment is when the case is tried on its merits.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Peoples · 850 So. 2d 1205 - Boddie v. State

3. “[n]either a motion to quash nor any other pretrial pleading can be employed to test the sufficiency of evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boddie v. State · 850 So. 2d 1205 - Boddie v. State