966 So. 2d 298 - Riechmann v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a defendant must demonstrate a `reasonable probability that the jury verdict would have been different had the suppressed information been used at trial.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 971 So. 2d 85 - Grim v. State · 980 So. 2d 1254 - Hempstead v. State

2. ““[n]ewly discovered evidence satisfies the [fourth] prong of the ... test if it weakens the ease against [the defendant] so as to give rise to a reasonable doubt as to his culpability. If the defendant is seeking to vacate a sentence, the [fourth] prong requires that the newly discovered evidence would probably yield a less severe sentence [or acquittal].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 224 W. Va. 196 - State Ex Rel. Smith v. McBride

3. “[c]laims in successive motions may be denied without an evidentiary hearing `[i]f the motion, files, and records in the case conclusively show that the movant is entitled to no relief.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 992 So. 2d 120 - Henyard v. State