924 So. 2d 531 - Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “In deciding whether an improper comment by the prosecutor requires a reversal, the test is whether or not the natural and probable effect of the statement is to create an unjust prejudice against the accused so as to result in a decision influenced by prejudice.”

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

2. “In the present case, the State has shown good cause for requesting a continuance because Love was an essential witness, and because Love's failure to appear was not due to any action by the State.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Iowa v. Gregory Francis Tennant

3. “must rely on plain error to raise the assignment on appeal.”

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