891 So. 2d 136 - Clark v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

41 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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “errors involving a violation of an accused's constitutional rights may be deemed harmless beyond a reasonable doubt where the weight of the evidence against the accused is overwhelming.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Abdur Rahim Ambrose v. State of Mississippi · Pannell v. State

2. “Whether such an error is harmless in a particular case depends upon a host of factors, all readily accessible to reviewing courts. These factors include the importance of the witness' testimony in the prosecution's case, whether the testimony was cumulative, the presence or absence of evidence corroborating or contradicting the testimony of the witness on material points, the extent of cross-examination otherwise permitted, and, of course, the overall strength of the prosecution's case.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Abdur Rahim Ambrose v. State of Mississippi · Singleton v. State

3. “The trial judge is empowered with the discretion to consider and to decide what evidence is admissible, and unless this judicial discretion is so abused as to be prejudicial to the accused, then, the ruling of the lower court must be affirmed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 911 So. 2d 424 - Stephens v. State · 987 So. 2d 1027 - Logan v. State