401 So. 2d 208 - Goodman v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “possession of recently stolen goods raises a presumption that the defendant had the requisite `knowledge' [that the goods were stolen].”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. AM v. State · 557 So. 2d 1322 - Smith v. State

2. “[I]f `reasonable grounds for believing' exist, that element is established, although defendant may have had no `knowledge', ... [I]f the jury believes beyond a reasonable doubt the existence of facts which were known to defendant and which are sufficient in the opinion of the jury to show the existence of `reasonable grounds for believing' that the goods were stolen, and they were in fact stolen, no further inquiry in that respect need be pursued.”

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

3. “to prevent conviction based on a jury belief that the accused is a person of bad character. The jury's determination of guilt or innocence should be based on evidence relevant to the crime charged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Cofer