412 So. 2d 564 - State v. Herrod’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
29 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently February 2019 · most notably 416 So. 2d 528 - State v. Ratcliff (1982), State v. Burdgess (1983)
29 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 388 So. 2d 713 - State v. Baylis · State v. Holstead · 389 So. 2d 372 - State v. Johnson · 364 So. 2d 1300 - State v. Hysell · 357 So. 2d 271 - State v. Baxter
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The motion for a new trial is based on the supposition that injustice has been done the defendant, and, unless such is shown to have been the case the motion shall be denied, no matter upon what allegations it is grounded. The court, on motion of the defendant, shall grant a new trial whenever: * * * * * * (4) The defendant has discovered, since the verdict or judgment of guilty, a prejudicial error or defect in the proceedings that, notwithstanding the exercise of reasonable diligence by the defendant, was not discovered before the verdict or judgment;”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“Our law requires that defendant make a contemporaneous objection and state the reason therefor to allow the trial judge the opportunity to rule on it and prevent or cure error.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“A motion for a new trial based on ground (4) of Article 851 shall contain allegations of fact sworn to by the defendant or his counsel, showing: (1) The specific nature of the error or defect complained of; and (2) That, notwithstanding the exercise of reasonable diligence by the defense, the error or defect was not discovered before or during the trial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.