582 So. 2d 581 - Fortner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Reliability can be inferred without more in a case where the evidence falls within a firmly rooted hearsay exception. In other cases, the evidence must be excluded, at least absent a showing of particularized guarantees of trustworthiness.'”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte BBS · Ex parte B.B.S. v. State

2. “The child's out-of-court statement is shown to the reasonable satisfaction of the court to possess particularized guarantees of trustworthiness.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte RDW · Ex Parte BBS

3. “. . . because a lengthy hearing was held on the admissibility of the out-of-court statements before they were offered, because it appears that defense counsel was sufficiently prepared to oppose the admission of the statements, and because counsel did, in fact, file a written motion to suppress the statements before they were introduced into evidence, we find the defendant had notice adequate to allow him 'a fair opportunity to prepare a response to the statement[s].'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mosley v. State · 594 So. 2d 168 - Dilbeck v. State