668 So. 2d 65 - Dixon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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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. “Cases of insanity may be so clear, the proof so strong and undisputed, that the jury should be instructed in like form.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Janezic v. State · 698 So. 2d 151 - Trawick v. State

2. “The appellant's conduct on the night of August 4, 1991, did not indicate a consciousness of guilt or an attempt to conceal wrongdoing. The State's argument at trial that the appellant's sanity was demonstrated by her saying to Officer Williams, `I've got you now, Bitch,' R. 109, is not supported by the evidence. While the appellant's statement was plainly indicative of her intent to assault Officer Williams, it was also clearly consistent with the evidence that the appellant was suffering from a delusion that the assault was necessary to ensure the appellant's safety.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Janezic v. State · 875 So. 2d 336 - Archie v. State

3. “In contrast to the foregoing decisions and others in which we have held that the evidence of the accused's insanity was not overwhelming and that, in finding the accused sane, the jury did not arbitrarily ignore the expert testimony, we cannot escape the conclusion in this case that the evidence of the appellant's insanity was both overwhelming and uncontradicted. The verdict of guilt indicates that the jury must have arbitrarily ignored the testimony regarding the appellant's mental state.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 875 So. 2d 336 - Archie v. State