State v. White’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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. “eliminate unwarranted prejudice which could arise from surprise testimony.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Williams · State v. Martin

2. “(1) The trial court erred in accepting a juror over the defendant's challenge for cause. (2) The evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to uphold the conviction. (3) The trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion for mistrial based on prejudicial conduct in remarks by the assistant district attorney in the presence of the jury. (4) The trial court erred in allowing a state witness to render an opinion based on matters not introduced into evidence. (5) The trial court erred in accepting the state's witnesses as experts in the field of fingerprinting without sufficient evidence that they possessed expertise in this field. (6) The trial court erred in allowing the state to introduce into evidence a pawn ticket when the signature thereon had not previously been substantiated as the defendant's. (7) The trial court erred in allowing the state to cross-examine the defendant about his past convictions when the state had failed to furnish the defendant with a copy of his criminal record. (8) The trial court failed to declare a mistrial when the assistant district attorney made reference to an alleged association of the defendant with a convicted felon where such remarks were irrelevant and prejudicial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 430 So. 2d 174 - State v. White