795 So. 2d 468 - State v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
September 2006
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Batson v. Kentucky · Purkett v. Elem · State v. Green · 776 So. 2d 443 - State v. Givens · 761 So. 2d 498 - State v. Myers
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A trial judge's determination pertaining to purposeful discrimination rests largely on credibility evaluations, so his findings are entitled to great deference by the reviewing court.... The trial judge, advantaged by observing the characteristics and demeanor of the attorneys and prospective jurors, occupies the best position for deciding whether a discriminatory objective underlies peremptory challenges....”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Robinson
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.