Asbury v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When the judge enters into the proceedings and becomes a participant, a shadow is cast upon judicial neutrality so that disqualification is required.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 831 So. 2d 808 - Evans v. State

2. “[o]bviously, the trial judge serves as the neutral arbiter in the proceedings and must not enter the fray by giving `tips' to either side.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 831 So. 2d 808 - Evans v. State

3. “an active participant by prompting the State to present evidence and by sua sponte recalling witnesses and then asking them questions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 789 So. 2d 1105 - Lee v. State