885 So. 2d 968 - Thomas v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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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. “the state and defense were given the opportunity to conduct voir dire. The state chose not to ask [the prospective juror] any additional questions but at the conclusion of voir dire, the prosecutor exercised a peremptory challenge on [the prospective juror]. . . . The prosecutor stated that [the prospective juror] had simply sat silent throughout the jury selection process.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Knight v. State

2. “evidence of uncharged ci’imes which are inseparable from the crime charged, or evidence which is inextricably intertwined with the crime charged, is not Williams rule evidence. It is admissible under section 90.402 because “it is a relevant and inseparable part of the act which is in issue.... [I]t is necessary to admit the evidence to adequately describe the deed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walden v. State

3. “Observation of silence in the face of no inquiry . . . is a non-sequitur. Without more it cannot be a genuine race-neutral basis for excluding [the juror] from the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Knight v. State