Torrence v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
3
states following
April 2013
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cupp v. Naughten · United States v. Park · 515 So. 2d 161 - Carawan v. State · 547 So. 2d 613 - State v. Smith · 549 So. 2d 1005 - Ranger Ins. Co. v. Bal Harbour Club
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We cannot agree that the use of the word `should,' rather than `must,' in [an] instruction conveys the impression that it is discretionary with the jury whether to acquit if they have a reasonable doubt concerning the defendant's guilt”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. People v. Sanders
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.