761 So. 2d 209 - Robinson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The mere fact that a jury is [predominately] white does not violate Batson ; rather it is the racially discriminatory exercise of peremptory challenges to strike black jurors from the jury that violates the Batson rule.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 981 So. 2d 979 - Scott v. State · Branch v. State

2. “accept the representations of the officer of the court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robinson v. State · 802 So. 2d 1033 - Berry v. State

3. “... where a trial judge fails to elucidate such a specific explanation for each race neutral reason given, we will not remand the case for that Batson -related purpose alone. This Court is fully capable of balancing the Batson factors in cases such as this one. Continued remand of such cases only wastes the trial court's limited resources and acts to further delay justice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 802 So. 2d 1033 - Berry v. State