397 So. 2d 648 - Palmes v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 102 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 108 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In determining whether an erroneous ruling below caused harm to the substantial rights of the defendant, an appellate court considers all the relevant circumstances, including any curative ruling or event and the general weight and quality of the evidence. In other words, the court inquires generally whether, but for the erroneous ruling, it is likely that the result below would have been different.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Teffeteller v. State · 483 So. 2d 70 - Begley v. State

2. “[w]hen the error affects a constitutional right of the defendant, the reviewing court may not find it harmless `if there is a reasonable possibility that the error may have contributed to the accused's conviction or if the error may not be found harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 441 So. 2d 1079 - Drake v. State · 516 So. 2d 1048 - Pieczynski v. State

3. “Once a confession is admitted into evidence, ... the defendant is entitled to present to the jury evidence pertaining to the circumstances under which the confession was made. The reason for this rule is that it is the jury's function to determine the weight to be accorded the confession in determining guilt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dawson v. State · 512 So. 2d 922 - Kight v. State