808 So. 2d 1041 - Perkins v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

53 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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The foregoing exclusionary rule does not work to exclude evidence of all crimes or acts, only such as are offered to show the defendant's bad character and conformity therewith on the occasion of the now-charged crime. If the defendant's commission of another crime or misdeed is relevant for some other material purpose in the case then it may be admitted.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hulsey v. State · 889 So. 2d 623 - Lewis v. State

2. “"[M]erely because an accused proffers evidence of a mitigating circumstance does not require the judge or the jury to find the existence of that fact. Mikenas [v. State, 407 So.2d 892, 893 (Fla.1981) ]; Smith [v. State, 407 So.2d 894 (Fla. 1981)].' Harrell v. State, 470 So.2d 1303, 1308 (Ala.Cr.App.1984), aff'd, 470 So.2d 1309 (Ala.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 935 , 106 S.Ct. 269 , 88 L.Ed.2d 276 (1985). In Carroll v. State, 599 So.2d 1253 (Ala.Cr.App.1992), aff'd, 627 So.2d 874 (Ala.1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1171 , 114 S.Ct. 1207 , 127 L.Ed.2d 554 (1994), this court stated:”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Waldrop v. State · 814 So. 2d 925 - Ferguson v. State

3. “"`5. [Perkins] lacked socialization and had a horrible childhood, involving the death of [his] father, the drowning of his brother in his presence, the sexual abuse of his sister by his stepfather in his presence, physical abuse of [Perkins] by his stepfather, being run away from home at a very early age and being sexually abused. "`. . . . "`7. [Perkins] and his family were very poor, and [Perkins] had to "raise himself." His mother and stepfather and other family members were alcoholics.'"”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Perkins v. State · 808 So. 2d 1143 - Ex Parte Perkins