545 So. 2d 828 - Robinson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The appellant fails to establish any evidence of a pattern or systematic exclusion of blacks from the venire; nor did he present any evidence of statements or questions by the prosecutor during voir dire or while exercising his challenges implying intentional discrimination; nor has he shown any past conduct by the prosecutor in striking blacks from the jury; nor has he shown any disparate treatment or examination of members of the venire."”

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

2. “'a jury may believe or disbelieve all or any part of the testimony presented by either side, and even when all of the evidence against an accused comes from the victim, the jury may believe such uncorroborated testimony beyond a reasonable doubt and convict the accused.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 677 So. 2d 807 - Myers v. State

3. “raise an inference that the prosecutor used [his peremptory strikes] to exclude . . . veniremen from the petit jury on account of their race.”

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