385 So. 2d 230 - State v. Heads’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. “the law presumes that a person intends the ordinary consequences of his voluntary acts”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Edwards · 688 So. 2d 643 - State v. Prince

2. “A man is presumed to intend the natural and probable consequences of his acts.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Edwards · State v. Corley

3. “"As in Sandstrom , the jury could have interpreted the instruction as either shifting the burden of proving intent to defendant or creating a conclusive presumption of intent against defendant. Since intent, an essential element of the crime charged, was the main issue in the case and was also the subject of the erroneous instruction, we are unable to say that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Hence, we must remand the case to the district court for a new trial consistent with the views expressed by the United States Supreme Court in Sandstrom v. Montana, supra . "”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 403 So. 2d 719 - State Ex Rel. Ross v. Blackburn