White v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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47 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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[rjeversal is authorized if all four prongs of the standard adopted in [State v.] Kelly[, 290 Ga. 29, 33 (2) (a) ( 718 SE2d 232 ) (2011),] are met: the instruction was erroneous, the error was obvious, the instruction likely affected the outcome of the proceedings, and the error seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Minor v. State · Nalls v. State

2. “Failure to object in accordance with subsection (a) of this Code section shall preclude appellate review of such portion of the jury charge, unless such portion of the jury charge constitutes plain error which affects substantial rights of the parties. Such plain error may be considered on appeal even if it was not brought to the court's attention as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 350 Ga. App. 787 - SEALS v. the STATE.

3. “An appellate court is required to review for plain error an alleged jury instruction error to which no objection was raised at trial, provided the enumeration of error is properly enumerated and argued on appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 350 Ga. App. 787 - SEALS v. the STATE.