627 So. 2d 1059 - Cosby v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Batson v. Kentucky · MacArthur Co. v. Johns-Manville Corp. · Thompson v. Louisiana · Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of White Farm Equipment Co. v. United States
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"... [T]he cross-examining party has the absolute right on cross-examination, not only to inquire as to matters relevant to the issues ... but also to inquire into the conduct and circumstances of the witness which have measurable bearing upon his credibility. This right to a party to have thorough and sifting cross-examination is provided by statute. "”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. MT v. State · M.T. v. State“[t]he extent of cross-examination is within the trial judge's discretion and his decision will not be disturbed without a showing of an abuse of that discretion”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. MT v. State
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.