Cornatezer 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. “Character was a central issue in this case because the defense case centered on the credibility of Mr. Cornatezer, who gave exculpatory statements to the police, while the state's case relied on the credibility of Mr. Cornatezer's roommate, who testified that Mr. Cornatezer had committed the crimes. Defense counsel's theory was that the roommate had committed the crimes alleged. The court's curative instruction could not "unring the bell" with regard to the disclosure of Mr. Cornatezer's past criminal history....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 789 So. 2d 1016 - Henderson v. State

2. “Evidence of any crime committed by a defendant, other than the crime for which the defendant is on trial, is inadmissible in a criminal case when its sole relevance is to attack the character of the defendant.”

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

3. “A motion for mistrial should be granted when it is necessary to ensure that the defendant receives a fair trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 789 So. 2d 1016 - Henderson v. State