748 So. 2d 103 - Rochell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We will not set aside such finding unless it is clearly erroneous. Put otherwise, we will not vacate such a finding unless, although there is evidence to support it, we are on the entire evidence left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 777 So. 2d 45 - Lambert v. State · 784 So. 2d 955 - Diggs v. State

2. “(1) his statements to the police were involuntary and should have been suppressed; (2) his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated; (3) his convictions for both murder and the underlying felony of arson constituted double jeopardy; (4) his indictment was defective; (5) his right to effective assistance of counsel was violated; and, (6) his guilty plea was not voluntarily, intelligently, and knowingly entered.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 913 So. 2d 993 - Rochell v. State

3. “The trial judge saw these -witnesses testify. Not only did he have the benefit of their words, he alone among the judiciary observed their manner and demean- or. He was there on the scene. He smelled the smoke of battle. He sensed the interpersonal dynamics between the lawyers and the witnesses and himself. These are indispensable.”

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