791 So. 2d 830 - Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The standard of review in examining the conduct of voir dire is abuse of discretion. Abuse of discretion will only be found where a defendant shows clear prejudice resulting from undue lack of constraint on the prosecution or undue constraint of the defense.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 995 So. 2d 94 - Jordan v. State · 49 So. 3d 1073 - Moffett v. State

2. ““It is a general rule that the intentional spoliation or destruction of evidence relevant to a case raises a presumption, or, more properly, an inference, that this evidence would have been unfavorable to the case of the spoliator. Such a presumption or inference arises, however, only where the spoliation or destruction was intentional and indicates fraud and a desire to suppress the truth, and it does not arise where the destruction was a matter of routine with no fraudulent intent.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Engesser · State v. Davlin

3. “to enable counsel to ascertain whether there is ground for a challenge of a juror for cause, or for a peremptory challenge.”

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