Wansley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “nor is a court required to suggest instructions in addition to those which the parties tender.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 872 So. 2d 53 - Jones v. State · 942 So. 2d 272 - Booze v. State

2. “Although D-22 is found in the court papers it is not marked in any fashion as being refused, given or withdrawn. There is no mention of D-22 in the transcript. Counsel did not draw it to the attention of the trial court during the discussion of jury instructions nor in Ballenger's motion for new trial. It is the appellant's duty to make sure a claimed error is properly preserved on record. This failure to make a sufficient record concerning instruction D-22 precludes Ballenger from complaining now that the instruction was not given.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 872 So. 2d 53 - Jones v. State