414 So. 2d 175 - Elmore v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The test for determining the admissibility of a photograph is whether it is a true and faithful representation of the place or subject it purports to represent as it existed at a time pertinent to the inquiry.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 465 So. 2d 1211 - Hutto v. State · 589 So. 2d 1321 - Blankenship v. State

2. “" 'A photograph is admissible when properly authenticated — when a witness testifies that the picture as exhibited accurately reproduces objects or actions which he observed. . . . Consequently, it is not necessary to produce the photographer or other person present who saw the location of the camera where this is reasonably apparent from the photographs.' "”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 630 So. 2d 486 - Capps v. State · 586 So. 2d 1003 - Pope v. State