832 So. 2d 773 - Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In the instant case, the comment `[w]hat evidence was presented in this case that makes you believe [Detective] Brimm was incorrect, not what evidence is before you' appears ... to be a comment that shifts the burden to appellant to present evidence to show Brimm was incorrect.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 987 So. 2d 184 - Bristol v. State

2. “the state cannot comment on a defendant's failure to produce evidence ... because doing so could erroneously lead the jury to believe that the defendant carried the burden of introducing evidence”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 843 So. 2d 1010 - Smith v. State

3. “state cannot comment on [criminal] defendant's failure to produce evidence”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 882 So. 2d 1082 - Williams v. State