476 So. 2d 1244 - McWilliams v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
June 1992
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Rhode Island v. Innis · Oregon v. Elstad · Beckwith v. United States · Truex v. State
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Interrogation includes either 'express questioning or its functional equivalent,' that is 'words or actions on the part of the police . . . [which] the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Spontaneous statements that are volunteered by the defendant are admissible despite a failure to comply with Miranda safeguards.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Robinson v. State“The Miranda safeguards are required only when a suspect is interrogated in a custodial setting.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Robinson v. State
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.