593 So. 2d 759 - State v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A witness who has been cross-examined is subject to redirect examination as to matters covered on cross-examination and, in the discretion of the court, as to other matters in the case. When the court has allowed a party to bring out new matter on redirect, the other parties shall be provided an opportunity to recross on such matters.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Brooks · 615 So. 2d 1009 - State v. Williams

2. “[T]he seriousness of the crimes Wright was charged with and the release of information to the local press by police officials ... are not of themselves sufficient to render a trial constitutionally unfair unless coupled with testimony of prospective jurors showing possible prejudice ^because of pretrial influences. There was no such showing. We again note, in finding that Wright’s jury was fair and indifferent, that appellant’s attorney approved of each juror and the two alternates and did not exhaust his peremptory challenges.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 670 So. 2d 624 - State v. Clark

3. “[F]ailure to read a special charge constitutes reversible error only when there is a miscarriage of justice, prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused or a violation of a constitutional or statutory right.”

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