State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In a burglary prosecution, it is not necessary to prove that one charged as a principal made an unauthorized entry. It is sufficient to show that he aided and abetted one who entered with permission.... Flight and the attempt to avoid apprehension indicates consciousness of guilt; and therefore is one of the circumstances from which a jury may infer guilt ... The prosecution’s chief witness was unable to identify any of the men, and therefore unable to say which entered the building and which remained outside. However, the defendant was one of the men seen leaving the building shortly after police arrived and was caught while attempting to flee the scene. The mere fact that the prosecution witness was unable to identify the defendant or his co-defendants or to state which role each man played in the perpetration of the offense is not fatal to the state’s case.... Defendant’s own actions at the scene was sufficient for the jury to have found him guilty of simple burglary.”

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

2. “An illegal sentence may be corrected at any time by the court that imposed the sentence or by an appellate court on review. A sentence may be reviewed as to its legality on the application of the defendant or of the state: (1) In an appealable case by appeal; or (2) In an unappealable case by writs of certiorari and prohibition. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to deprive any defendant of his right, in a proper case, to the writ of habeas corpus.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 463 So. 2d 678 - State v. Liddell