State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “B. Convictions. Generally, only offenses for which the witness has been convicted are admissible upon the issue of his credibility, and no inquiry is permitted into matters for which there has only been an arrest, the issuance of an arrest warrant, an indictment, a prosecution, or an acquittal.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 695 So. 2d 1020 - State v. White · State v. Blueford

2. “[t]his includes evidence of the existence of any agreement or deal with the State whereby the witness receives any benefit or gain in exchange for the testimony given.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 695 So. 2d 1020 - State v. White · 650 So. 2d 379 - State v. Vale

3. “Paragraph B's use of the word `generally' presumably acknowledges the possible use of arrests, indictments and the like where independently relevant to show bias.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 618 So. 2d 680 - State v. Griffin · 643 So. 2d 1306 - State v. Grace