787 So. 2d 747 - Stephens v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 95 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 97 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the special instruction was supported by the evidence; (2) the standard instruction did not adequately cover the theory of defense; and (3) the special instruction was a correct statement of the law and not misleading or confusing.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Barnes v. State · 890 So. 2d 389 - Alvarez v. State

2. “[w]hile a defendant is entitled to have the jury instructed on his theory of defense, the failure to give special jury instructions does not constitute error where the instructions given adequately address the applicable legal standards.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lynch v. State · 963 So. 2d 837 - Billie v. State

3. “[I]n Enmund the Court indicated that in the felony murder context a sentence of death was not permissible if the defendant only aids and abets a felony during the course of which a murder is committed by another and defendant himself did not kill, attempt to kill, or intend that a killing take place or that lethal force be used.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Van Poyck v. State · 89 So. 3d 844 - Parker v. State