State v. Baldwin’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. “"Some relevant factors in determining whether to change venue are (1) the nature of the pretrial publicity and the particular degree to which it has circulated in the community, (2) the connection of government officials with the release of the publicity, (3) the length of the time between the dissemination of the publicity and the trial, (4) the severity and notoriety of the offense, (5) the area from which the jury is to be drawn, (6) other events occurring in the community which either affect or reflect the attitude of the community or individual jurors toward the defendant, and (7) any factors likely to affect the candor and veracity of the prospective jurors on voir dire."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 404 So. 2d 889 - State v. McDonald · 549 So. 2d 373 - State v. Hall

2. “`is charged to see that the law is properly administered, and it is a duty which he can not discharge by remaining inert.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 900 So. 2d 885 - State v. Strickland · 930 So. 2d 265 - State v. Pitree

3. “have a duty to remain impartial and neutral, judges are not merely umpires or moderators.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 900 So. 2d 885 - State v. Strickland · 930 So. 2d 265 - State v. Pitree