Newsom v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
46 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 46 later decisions — most recently October 2016 · most notably 805 So. 2d 452 - Simmons v. State (2001), 671 So. 2d 647 - Peterson v. State (1996)
46 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 440 So. 2d 297 - Groseclose v. State · Heidel v. State · 611 So. 2d 915 - Hall v. State · 532 So. 2d 1239 - Ponthieux v. State · 552 So. 2d 834 - Hoover v. State
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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt”
8 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Ross v. State · Lester v. State“[I]n this case, that right is the accused's right to a fair trial.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“The general rule is that character evidence may not be admitted to prove action in conformity therewith. Rule 404, M.R.E. However, Rule 404(a)(2) specifically authorizes inquiry by a criminal defendant into a victim's character. This exception enables defendants to prove that the victim was the initial aggressor and that the defendant acted in self-defense. Comment, Rule 404, M.R.E. Once Rule 404 has been satisfied, character evidence in the form of opinion or reputation evidence is admissible without further restriction. Rule 405(a), M.R.E. However, when character evidence passes through Rule 404(a)(2), and is offered in the form of specific instances of conduct, it is admissible only on cross-examination. Rule 405(a).”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.