730 So. 2d 277 - Fernandez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

43 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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is within a trial court's province to determine whether a challenge for cause is proper, and the trial court's determination of juror competency will not be overturned absent manifest error.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Suri v. State · Morrison v. State

2. “[t]he four prospective jurors to whom appellant points gave equivocal responses to questions from the prosecutor, defense counsel, and the court as to whether they could follow the law and set aside their beliefs concerning the death penalty”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morrison v. State · Johnson v. State

3. “prevent or substantially impair the performance of his or her duties as a juror in accordance with the juror's instructions or oath.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. State · 948 So. 2d 655 - Rodgers v. State