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771 So. 2d 883 - Spann v. State’s Empirical Analysis

2000

Citation profile

74
cited by 74 later decisions
1
states following
May 2018
most recently cited

74 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Purkett v. Elem · 503 So. 2d 803 - Wetz v. State · 451 So. 2d 743 - Neal v. State · 691 So. 2d 948 - Herring v. State · 460 So. 2d 778 - May v. State

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

  1. “The discretion of the trial judge `runs toward almost unlimited admissibility regardless of the gruesomeness, repetitiveness, and the extenuation of probative value.'”
    9 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “aid in describing the circumstances of the killing; 2. describe the location of the body and cause of death; 3. supplement or clarify witness testimony.”
    9 later decisions quote this exact passage
  3. “Whether to grant a motion for mistrial is within the sound discretion of the trial court. The standard of review for denial of a motion for mistrial is abuse of discretion.”
    5 later decisions quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.