Langston v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he failure to give a requested jury instruction constitutes reversible error where the complaining party establishes that: (1) The requested instruction accurately states the applicable law, (2) the facts in the case support giving the instruction, and (3) the instruction was necessary to allow the jury to properly resolve all issues in the case.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Campbell v. State · Truett v. State

2. “A trial court’s decision on the giving or withholding of a proposed jury instruction is reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard of review. On appeal, the trial court’s ruling on a jury instruction is presumed correct. Appellant has the burden to demonstrate reversible error in the lower court’s refusal to give the requested instruction. Each party has the right to have the court instruct the jury on the law applicable to the evidence under the issues presented. A trial court’s mere failure to give a requested instruction, if erroneous, does not constitute per se reversible error.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Campbell v. State · Truett v. State

3. “that discretion is fairly narrow because appellant is entitled, upon request and by law, to have the jury instructed on his theory of defense if any evidence supports that theory, so long as the theory is valid under Florida law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 901 So. 2d 409 - Chavers v. State