546 So. 2d 673 - Hall v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “cases in which the defendant participates significantly in some deliberate cynical scheme to gain a substantial tactical advantage.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Coleman v. State · Skaggs v. State

2. “willful and motivated by a desire to obtain a tactical advantage.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Skaggs v. State · 562 So. 2d 1199 - Carraway v. State

3. “(1) If the witness' acts or omissions are the predicate for a party's claim or defense, ..., then that witness is ordinarily sufficiently identified with an adverse party and may be called as an adverse witness and interrogated by leading questions. (2) If the conduct of the witness plays such an integral part in the transaction or occurrence which is the subject of the action and which gives rise to... potential liability, ..., then again the witness is said to be sufficiently identified with the adverse party so that the witness may be called as an adverse witness and cross examined.”

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