526 So. 2d 644 - Craig v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[w]here the defense of alibi is raised and there is the requisite evidence to support it, proper instructions as to such defense should be given.' 23A C.J.S., [ Criminal Law ] at § 1203 [(1961)]. Failure to do so constitutes reversible error.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Young v. State · 570 So. 2d 832 - Marshall v. State

2. ““ ‘The ultimate issue in criminal procedure is the identity of the guilty party, and the fact that the defendant was positively identified ... as a perpetrator of the crime should not deprive him of the benefit of the testimony ... that he was elsewhere, so as to deprive the jury, in considering the case, of the rules of law applicable to such testimony.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Young v. State