734 So. 2d 225 - Millender v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Procedurally, contemporaneous objections `must be made to allegedly prejudicial comments during closing argument or the point is waived.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 749 So. 2d 366 - Longmire v. State · 804 So. 2d 1052 - Rambus v. State

2. “Therefore, we conclude our review of this issue by simply resolving it adversely to him.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Runnels v. State · Bozeman v. State

3. “To determine the credibility of the witnesses, the jurors gauge the value of the conflicting testimony adduced during the trial.- This task of evaluating the credibility of each witness is properly left to the sole province of the jury. To accomplish this arduous task, a jury must be allowed some latitude in deriving the facts from each witness’s assertions.... Ultimately, the jury undertakes the duty of considering “testimonial defects of perception, memory and sincerity.””

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