866 So. 2d 674 - Ault v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the aggravating circumstance that the murder was committed in the course of committing a specified felony is unconstitutional because it constitutes an automatic aggravator and does not narrow the class of persons eligible for the death penalty.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rogers v. State · Stephens v. State

2. “whether the composition of the jury panel as a whole could possibly have been affected by the trial court's error.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Blake v. State · 870 So. 2d 893 - Bell v. State

3. “prevent or substantially impair the performance of his or her duties as a juror in accordance with the juror's instructions or oath.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. State · 995 So. 2d 207 - Bigham v. State