934 So. 2d 653 - Grier v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “Any comment that is `fairly susceptible' of being interpreted as a comment on the defendant's right to remain silent will be treated as such.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 979 So. 2d 1246 - Joyner v. State · 949 So. 2d 271 - Elisha v. State

2. “Admission of a defendant's statement requesting an attorney amounts to a comment on the defendant's right to remain silent. Comments on silence are high risk errors because there is a substantial likelihood that such comments will vitiate the right to a fair trial. Unless the state can show harmless error, a comment on the defendant's exercise of the right to remain silent warrants reversal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 949 So. 2d 271 - Elisha v. State

3. “went beyond explaining that Grier refused to go on tape; the officer also added the fact that Grier stated, `No. I'd rather have an attorney present.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 979 So. 2d 1246 - Joyner v. State