Taylor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[o]nly where the evidence could only justify a conviction of the principal charge should a lesser offense instruction be refuted.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brazzle v. State · 907 So. 2d 389 - Smith v. State

2. “A person is guilty of simple assault if he (a) attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or (b) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon or other means likely to produce death or serious bodily harm; or © attempts by physical menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily harm; and, upon conviction, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 84 So. 3d 812 - Buchanan v. State · 916 So. 2d 584 - Al-Fatah v. State

3. “[a] lesser-included offense instruction must be granted where a reasonable juror could not on the evidence exclude the lesser-included offense beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brazzle v. State · 798 So. 2d 1241 - Jones v. State