Battle v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] Bruton violation may not be prejudicial when the complained-of statements are substantially similar to evidence properly admitted at trial.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomas v. State · 351 Ga. App. 58 - Hill v. State

2. “[R]eversal of a defendant's convictions for [a Bruton ] violation in the context of a claim of ineffectiveness of trial counsel is not warranted if given the strength of the evidence against the defendant, there is no reasonable probability that the outcome of the defendant's trial would have been more favorable had defense counsel made a Bruton objection which was sustained.”

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

3. “Bruton is not violated if a co-defendant's statement does not incriminate the defendant on its face and only becomes incriminating when linked with other evidence introduced at trial.”

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