State v. Leonard’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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Q. And, Henry, let's get this out right now. For the record is it fair to say that on June 1st of '01 you pled guilty to a misdemeanor simple battery charge; is that correct? A. That is correct. Q. And the judge actually sentenced you under article 894; gave you six months parish prison, suspended the sentence, and a hundred dollar fine and court cost; is that correct? A. That is true; that's true. Q. And did you plead guilty to that charge? A. Yes, I did. Q. And that's a simple battery; is that correct? A. That was simple battery, yes.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 660 - State v. Leonard

2. “If we do not enforce a ruling designed to ensure a defendant a fair trial in a case where the prosecutor violated a specific instruction to adhere to the ruling, we cannot expect fair trials.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 660 - State v. Leonard

3. “abused its discretion in not granting a mistrial based on the prosecutor's calculated violation of the trial court's order, resulting in the denial of the defendant's right to a fair trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 660 - State v. Leonard