751 So. 2d 537 - Goodwin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

245 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 248 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The harmless error test ... places the burden on the state, as the beneficiary of the error, to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict or, alternatively stated, that there is no reasonable possibility that the error contributed to the conviction."”

   12 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sims v. State · 834 So. 2d 940 - Stotler v. State

2. “should be granted only when it is necessary to ensure that the defendant receives a fair trial.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Franklin v. State · 791 So. 2d 598 - Farrell v. State

3. “[A] trial court's ruling on a motion for mistrial is subject to an abuse of discretion standard of review.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. White v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. · 900 So. 2d 495 - Fitzpatrick v. State