770 So. 2d 1119 - Kearse v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 66 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 67 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “whether the juror can lay aside any bias or prejudice and render a verdict solely on the evidence presented and the instructions on the law given by the court.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rimmer v. State · 804 So. 2d 1185 - Franqui v. State

2. “In reviewing a claim of error such as this, we have recognized that the trial court has a unique vantage point in the determination of juror bias. The trial court is able to see the jurors' voir dire responses and make observations which simply cannot be discerned from an appellate record.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Singleton v. State · Somerville v. Ahuja

3. “While death penalty cases command [this Court's] closest scrutiny, it is still the obligation of an appellate court to review with caution the exercise of experienced discretion by a trial judge in matters such as a motion for a continuance.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 837 So. 2d 381 - Israel v. State · 889 So. 2d 721 - Hernandez-Alberto v. State