Coleman v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “disregard the 'fundamental character of the defendant's right to offer the testimony of witnesses in his favor.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 269 So. 3d 440 - Jerry Page v. State of Mississippi · 979 So. 2d 12 - McGregory v. State

2. “Where a trial court finds that an alibi discovery violation is willful and motivated by a desire to obtain a tactical advantage, or where the facts indicate that the defendant intentionally failed to co-operate with his own counsel to the extent of indicating a willful disdain for the adversarial system that would minimize the effectiveness of cross-examination and the adversary process, excluding the proffered testimony is entirely consistent with both Rule 9.05 and the Sixth Amendment Compulsory Process Clause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 50 So. 3d 341 - Lipsey v. State

3. “Allowing a trial judge the discretion to exclude otherwise admissible evidence on the basis of an intentional discovery violation, even when less drastic sanctions are available, undergirds the principles of fairness in our adversarial system. While the Sixth Amendment Compulsory Process Clause gives defendants the right of calling witnesses to their aid, rules of fairness require that constitutional limitations and sanctions be applied equally in the pursuit of justice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 50 So. 3d 341 - Lipsey v. State