McGee v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] party has the right to have his theory of the case presented to the jury by instructions, provided that there is credible evidence that supports that theory.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 910 So. 2d 624 - Renfroe v. Berryhill · 883 So. 2d 599 - Wortham v. State

2. “A judge is required to disqualify himself if a reasonable person, knowing all the circumstances, would harbor doubts about his impartiality.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Payton v. State · 925 So. 2d 840 - Johns v. State

3. “A deliberate design as used elsewhere in these instructions cannot be formed at the very moment of the fatal act, however, the deliberate design need not exist in the mind of the defendant for any definite time, not for hours, days, or even minutes, but if there is deliberate design, and it exists in the mind of the defendant but for an instant before the fatal act, this is sufficient deliberate design to constitute the offense of Murder.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 883 So. 2d 599 - Wortham v. State