Hess 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. “admission of evidence that establishes facts relevant to the defendant's character, his prior record, and the circumstances of the offense in issue.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 934 So. 2d 1207 - Rodgers v. State · 937 So. 2d 612 - Farina v. State

2. “[t]hus, the state had the burden of proving that this crime involved violence or the threat of violence under the actual circumstances in which it was committed”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 855 So. 2d 33 - Duest v. State

3. “[t]he defendant was previously convicted of another capital felony or of a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 855 So. 2d 33 - Duest v. State