669 So. 2d 719 - State v. Evans’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether present or absent, and whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, aid and abet in its commission, or directly or indirectly counsel or procure another to commit the crime, are principals.”

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

2. “[a] general claim that disclosure of grand jury testimony would reveal evidence of perjury [or prior inconsistent statements] is insufficient to satisfy the requirement of a showing of particularized need.”

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

3. “[a] motion for new trial presents only the issue of the weight of the evidence.”

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