764 So. 2d 998 - State v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he fact that an officer acted on information obtained during the investigation may not be used as an indirect method of bringing before the jury the substance of the out-of-court assertions of the defendant's guilt that would otherwise be barred by the hearsay rule.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 920 So. 2d 884 - State v. Addison · 846 So. 2d 60 - State v. Hebert

2. “[was] not so large that no other inference was possible. Accordingly, a rational trier of fact could not have concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that the State proved the `intent to distribute' element of the crime.”

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

3. “The content of an informant's tip may not be used at trial by a law enforcement officer because the testimony violates the accused's right to confront and cross-examine his accusers.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 920 So. 2d 884 - State v. Addison