Rose v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “only in torturous murders-those that evince extreme and outrageous depravity as exemplified either by the desire to inflict a high degree of pain or utter indifference to or enjoyment of the suffering of another.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 878 So. 2d 1246 - Douglas v. State · 817 So. 2d 741 - Dennis v. State

2. “As a general rule, the failure of a party to get a timely ruling by a trial court constitutes a waiver of the matter for appellate purposes.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 986 So. 2d 501 - Rhodes v. State · 985 So. 2d 500 - Rose v. State

3. “[A]utopsy photographs, even when difficult to view, are admissible to the extent that they fairly and accurately establish a material fact and are not unduly prejudicial.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 980 So. 2d 460 - Pooler v. State · 910 So. 2d 167 - Boyd v. State