283 So. 2d 463 - State v. Drumgo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Mr. Entringer, do you believe it would be better, in your opinion, for a crime to go unsolved than to convict an innocent man?"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 319 So. 2d 303 - State v. Nero

2. “Thus, it is not mandatory that the jury be informed of the penalty provision of a criminal statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 298 So. 2d 798 - State v. Blackwell

3. “shall be within the discretion of the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 319 So. 2d 303 - State v. Nero