302 So. 2d 503 - Burkhalter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “general ... rule that the prosecution should first submit evidence tending to prove the corpus delicti before introducing into evidence a confession made by an accused person.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. State · 737 So. 2d 275 - Edwards v. State

2. “the rule is not without some flexibility as to the order of proof in conjunction with confessions and independent proof of corpus delicti.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. State · 737 So. 2d 275 - Edwards v. State

3. “the state must establish corpus delicti aliunde an out of court confession of the crime with which the accused is charged”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. State · 737 So. 2d 275 - Edwards v. State