Singleton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

64 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 64 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A juror should be excused for cause if there is any reasonable doubt about the juror's ability to render an impartial verdict.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Whitby v. State · 825 So. 2d 1067 - Scott v. State

2. “[o]n appeal, a trial court's ruling on a cause challenge will be sustained absent an abuse of discretion. Discretion is abused `only where no reasonable person would take the view adopted by the trial court.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 809 So. 2d 59 - Turner v. State

3. “that lack of remorse is admissible to rebut evidence of remorse or other mitigation such as rehabilitation”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Tanzi v. State