Stallworth v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “adversely affects a substantial right of a party.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brassfield v. State · 911 So. 2d 1018 - Houston v. State

2. “Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith. It may however, be admissible for other purposes such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. State · Edmonson v. State

3. “[A] confession or statement relating to culpability may be admitted into evidence if it is given freely and voluntarily, and without the influence of promises or threats.... A volunteered statement, voiced without prompting or interrogation, is admissible in evidence if made prior to the warning and of course if it were voluntarily and spontaneously made subsequent to [the Miranda warning], it would remain admissible in evidence. Furthermore, this Court has said an officer is not required to turn a “deaf ear” to such statements. This Court will not reverse a trial court’s finding regarding the admission of a [culpable statement] unless it is manifestly wrong.”

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