352 So. 2d 649 - State v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Q. You all [referring to Eddie Lee Johnson and Wilfred Davis] pal around together a lot huh? A. Not that much. A. No? You're in that picture, you're in the McDonald's together, you're at the party together—you don't pal around that much? A. (No response). Q. You commit armed robberies together and murders together, don't you? BY MR. INEICHEN (defense counsel) Your honor, we object. BY THE COURT: Sustained. The defense assignment of error simply alleges prejudice. For the first time, in brief to this Court, he argues that he was entitled to a mistrial under Article 770 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The contention is not well-founded. The motion for a mistrial to which defendant is entitled when the prosecutor refers before the jury to "another crime committed or alleged to have been committed by the defendant as to which evidence is not admissible”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 367 So. 2d 779 - State v. Morgan

2. “Whenever the credibility of a witness is to be impeached by proof of any statement made by him contradictory to his testimony, he must first be asked whether he had made such statement, and his attention must be called to the time, place and circumstances, and to the person to whom the alleged statement was made, in order that the witness may have an opportunity of explaining that which is prima facie contradictory. If the witness does not distinctly admit making such statement, evidence that he did make it is admissible. [emphasis added]”

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

3. “Her attention was called to the time, place and circumstances, and to whom the alleged statement was made. In responding that she did not recall making the statement, the witness did not”

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