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

1. “credibility and biases of the witnesses who testified at trial.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Barnes v. State · 912 So. 2d 66 - Williams v. State

2. “[G]reat care should always be observed by the judge to avoid the use of any remark in the hearing of the jury that is capable, directly, or indirectly, expressly, inferentially, or by innuendo, of conveying any intimation as to what view he takes of the case, or that intimates his opinion as to the weight, character, or credibility of any evidence adduced. All matters of fact, and all testimony adduced, should be left to the deliberate, independent, voluntary, and unbiased judgment of the jury, wholly uninfluenced by any instruction, remarks, or intimation, either in express terms or by innuendo, from the judge, from which his view of such matters may be discerned. Any other course deprives the accused of his right to trial by jury, and is erroneous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Walker v. State

3. “closing argument is the last clear chance to persuade the trier of fact that there may be reasonable doubt”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 912 So. 2d 66 - Williams v. State