370 So. 2d 854 - Powers v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “. . . under the circumstances of this case where there was no written waiver by the defendant and nothing in the record to show the defendant’s concurrence in his counsel’s waiver, or that he understood what was meant by a waiver of jury trial . . . there was no valid waiver.”

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

2. “Right to Trial by Jury In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury in the county where the crime was committed, (emphasis added)”

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

3. ““A defendant may in writing waive a jury trial with consent of the state.” (Emphasis added)”

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