Bridges v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is a denial of due process and contrary to public policy to try a defendant when it appears to the trial court that there is a probability that [the] defendant is incapable of making a rational defense. When the competency of [the] defendant to stand trial is raised, the trial court should conduct a hearing pri- or to the trial to determine whether there is a probability that the defendant is incapable of making a rational defense. If the trial court finds that there is not sufficient proof to show a probability that [the] defendant is incapable of conducting a rational defense, he should make such finding a matter of record. The case may then proceed to trial on the merits. [An appellate court] may not overturn that finding unless [it] was manifestly against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. The evidence must show more than a possibility that the defendant is incompetent to stand trial.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 991 So. 2d 637 - Rodgers v. State · 127 So. 3d 1124 - Patterson v. State

2. “[t]he evidence must show more than a possibility that defendant is incompetent to stand trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 991 So. 2d 637 - Rodgers v. State

3. “manifestly against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 991 So. 2d 637 - Rodgers v. State