723 So. 2d 786 - James v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “After hearing the evidence and the arguments of both parties at the sentence hearing, the jury shall be instructed on its function and on the relevant law by the trial judge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 887 So. 2d 929 - McNabb v. State

2. “to recover from the purely emotional aspects of the lawyers' argument before beginning deliberations.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 887 So. 2d 929 - McNabb v. State