596 So. 2d 306 - State v. Watts’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
May 2012
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Local 408, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. National Labor Relations Board · State v. Sepulvado · McCray v. New York · 420 So. 2d 139 - State v. Perry · State v. Morgan
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Now while the State must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the State does not have to prove guilt beyond all possible doubt. Reasonable doubt is doubt based upon reason and common sense, and it’s present when after you’ve carefully considered all of the evidence you cannot say that you are firmly convinced of the truth of the charge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“`Now let's turn to the defense case. There is no case. The State's case stands uncontradicted, uncontroverted.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Arvie“the prosecutor ... simply referred to a lack of evidence to refute or contradict that presented by the State.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Arvie
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.