430 So. 2d 64 - State v. Terracina’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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

1. “Under our jurisprudence, the trial court’s conclusion on the credibility and weight of testimony relating to the vol-untariness of a confession for the purpose of admissibility are given great weight. The trial court’s decision will not be overturned on appeal unless it is not supported by the evidence. Because the defendant produced no evidence to refute the testimony of either witness, the trial judge did not abuse his discretion. State v. Mullins, 353 So.2d 243 (La.1977); State v. Gaines, 354 So.2d 548 (La.1978); State v. Jones, 395 So.2d 751 (La.1981).”

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

2. “Considering the circumstances of the offense, the seriousness of the offense, defendant's actions and attitude after the arson was committed, defendant's criminal history and the fact that defendant could have received a total of fifteen years at hard labor, the sentence imposed is not excessive.”

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

3. “is not whether a confession was induced by improper external forces but whether the confession was free and voluntary and not made under the influence of fear, duress, intimidation, menace, threats, inducements or promises.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 539 So. 2d 952 - State v. McKnight