734 So. 2d 182 - Cobb v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Once there is credible proof that such a statement was made, evidence of the contents of the statement is admissible.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 934 So. 2d 1033 - McBride v. State · 822 So. 2d 1022 - Carlisle v. State

2. “[t]o permit the jury, in addition to hearing such testimony from the stand, to have a written version of the statement in the jury room during its deliberations improperly permits too much emphasis to be placed on this evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 924 So. 2d 636 - Randolph v. State

3. “Such testimony does not constitute grounds to exclude the confession if it is contradicted by competent evidence that the statements were, in fact, made.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 934 So. 2d 1033 - McBride v. State