498 So. 2d 723 - State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Whenever the credibility of a witness is to be impeached by proof of any statement made by him contradictory to his testimony, he must first be asked whether he has made such statement, and his attention must be called to the time, place and circumstances, and to the person to whom the alleged statement was made, in order that the witness may have an opportunity of explaining that which is prima facie contradictory."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 594 So. 2d 467 - State v. Smith · 561 So. 2d 692 - State v. Burrell

2. “Virtually the entire case for the prosecution rested on the strength of the victim’s identification, and the exclusion of any significant evidence undermining that identification infringed on defendant’s constitutional right to present a defense without serving any useful purposes.”

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

3. “not to exclude unreliable or otherwise objectionable evidence, but rather to avoid surprise and to insure that the witness has a fair opportunity to explain the inconsistency,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 594 So. 2d 467 - State v. Smith