Shelton v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
42
cited by 42 later decisions
1
states following
September 2015
most recently cited
41 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Neil v. Biggers · McClain v. State · 503 So. 2d 803 - Wetz v. State · 681 So. 2d 521 - Hoops v. State · 697 So. 2d 777 - Coleman v. State
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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[w]hen the defendant proceeds with his case after the State rests and the court overrules the defendant's motion for a directed verdict, the defendant has waived the appeal of that directed verdict.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Whether to grant a motion for a mistrial is within the sound discretion of the trial court. The standard of review for denial of a motion for mistrial is abuse of discretion.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[T]he standard of review for denials of a motion for directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict and a request for peremptory instruction is the same.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.