533 So. 2d 1242 - State v. Gray’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““The state or the defendant may challenge a juror for cause on the ground that: * ***** (2) The juror is not impartial, whatever the cause of his partiality. An opinion or impression as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant shall not of itself be sufficient ground of challenge to a juror, if he declares, and the court is satisfied, that he can render an impartial verdict according to the law and the evidence; (3) The relationship, whether by blood, marriage, employment, friendship, or enmity between the juror and the defendant, the person injured by the offense, the district attorney, or defense counsel, is such that it is reasonable to conclude that it would influence the juror in arriving at a verdict;””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 612 So. 2d 262 - State v. Alexander

2. “(a) the subject of the inference must be so distinctly related to some science, profession, business or occupation as to be beyond the understanding of the average layman; and (b) the witness must have sufficient skill, knowledge or experience in that field or calling as to make it appear that his opinion or inference will probably aid the trier of fact in his search for truth. Montana, supra at 899 . Expert testimony should be admitted, for the purpose of giving the jurors a basis of knowledge and/or background information on a subject, based upon the expert's specialized knowledge or experience. An expert witness may not testify "beyond the scope of [his] background knowledge ...”

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

3. “Ebeyer, Mazique's co-worker, learned some limited information regarding this case at his place of employment. Nevertheless, Ebeyer demonstrated a willingness and ability to decide the case impartially according to the law and evidence, and his responses as a whole did not reveal facts from which bias, prejudice, or inability to render a judgment according to law could be reasonably implied.”

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