892 So. 2d 1238 - State v. Harris’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The argument shall be confined to evidence admitted, to the lack of evidence, to conclusions of fact that the state or defendant may draw therefrom, and to the law applicable to the case. The argument shall not appeal to prejudice. The state's rebuttal shall be confined to answering the argument of the defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 965 So. 2d 592 - State v. Gage

2. “Late disclosure as well as non-disclosure of evidence favorable to the defendant requires reversal if it has significantly impacted the defendant's opportunity to present the material effectively in its case and compromised the fundamental fairness of the trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 934 So. 2d 280 - State v. Lande

3. “warned prosecutors they are not to turn closing arguments into a plebiscite on crime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 965 So. 2d 592 - State v. Gage