Lundy v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A]lthough proof of the conspiracy should be made before admittance against the accused of the co-conspirator's act or statement, subsequent proof of the conspiracy cures any error in prematurely admitting the act or statement.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 608 So. 2d 434 - Harrell v. State · 715 So. 2d 888 - Perkins v. State

2. “"Rule 804(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Evidence provides that a statement against interest is admissible when the declarant is unavailable. This includes statements that would subject the declarant to either criminal or civil liability, if a reasonable person in that position would not have made that statement, had they not believed it to be true."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 586 So. 2d 978 - Flowers v. State

3. “The indictment states that a loan to Billy Rex Goodson is the consideration for the 'contract for hire,' and that the victim was struck with a vehicle resulting in her death as a result of this contract.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 568 So. 2d 399 - Lundy v. State