Sosa v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[T]he fact that isolated instructions are erroneous or misleading is no ground for reversal where the instructions as a whole present the case properly.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nelson v. State · 680 So. 2d 879 - Slaton v. State

2. “From reading the jury charges as a whole, we conclude that the trial court made clear to the jury that it was free to accept or reject any part of the testimony given by any witness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 680 So. 2d 879 - Slaton v. State

3. “[t]he record does not indicate that the State attempted to delay the trial in bad faith or for an improper purpose.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 893 So. 2d 488 - Snyder v. State