Simmons v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
December 1999
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rodriguez v. New York · 110 So. 2d 654 - Williams v. State · Mize v. State · 359 So. 2d 864 - Henry v. State · 296 So. 2d 614 - Faulk v. State
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.
“but if any instruction is taken all the instructions shall be taken.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“The appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine. The drugs were found in a search of his room. [1] During deliberations the jury requested an instruction, for the second time, on the definition of constructive possession. The trial court, over a defense objection, decided to provide the instruction in writing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.