Byrom v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] motion for a change of venue is not automatically granted in a capital case. There must be a satisfactory showing that a defendant cannot receive a fair and impartial trial in the county where the offense is charged.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. King v. State · Cox v. State

2. “must be directly assessed for reasonableness in all the circumstances.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 953 So. 2d 1063 - Turner v. State · 945 So. 2d 326 - Howard v. State

3. “cases in which we find harmless error or any error which is not specifically found to be reversible in and of itself, we shall have the discretion to determine, on a case-by-case basis, as to whether such error or errors, although not reversible when standing alone, may when considered cumulatively require reversal because of the resulting cumulative prejudicial effect.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 947 So. 2d 910 - Flowers v. State · 992 So. 2d 1165 - Ruffin v. State