539 So. 2d 1117 - Harris v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[S]tatements of counsel in argument to the jury must be viewed as having been made in the heat of debate, and such statements are usually valued by the jury at their true worth.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. State · 580 So. 2d 11 - Stephens v. State

2. “Where the evidence presented presents a question of fact for the jury, and such evidence, if believed, is sufficient to sustain a conviction, the denial of a motion for acquittal or the denial of a motion for new trial do not constitute error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 584 So. 2d 958 - Samuels v. State

3. “The prosecutor has the right to present his impressions *Page 1073 from the evidence. He may argue every matter of legitimate inference and may examine, collate, sift, and treat the evidence in his own way.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 601 So. 2d 1062 - Williams v. State