Hickson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a defendant seeks to pursue an insanity defense, the state should have an equal opportunity to obtain evidence relevant to that issue.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hickson · 610 So. 2d 33 - State v. Davis

2. “Is the defendant's constitutional privilege against testimonial examination waived when a defense psychologist testifies "about the circumstances giving rise to the alleged battered-spouse syndrome" based in part on the defendant's statements to such witness which have been fully disclosed to the prosecution before trial.”

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

3. “denial of the motion to compel would not preclude or prejudice the prosecution's use of its psychiatric testimony as to the viability of appellant's asserted defense based on her disclosed statements to Dr. Krop.”

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