781 So. 2d 109 - Meeks v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] defendant is entitled to a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence where: (1) such evidence will probably change the outcome if a new trial is granted; (2) the evidence has been discovered since trial and could not have been discovered before trial by the exercise of due diligence; (3) the evidence is material to the issue; and (4) the evidence is not merely cumulative or impeaching.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomas v. Mississippi Department of Public Safety · 252 So. 3d 1067 - Alison Nicole Williams v. State of Mississippi

2. “A trial court has considerable discretion in determining whether to grant an evidentiary hearing.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 997 So. 2d 241 - Edwards v. State · 975 So. 2d 243 - Callins v. State

3. “We will not set aside such finding unless it is clearly erroneous. Put otherwise, we will not vacate such a finding unless, although there is evidence to support it, we are on the entire evidence left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.”

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