97 So. 3d 13 - State v. Massey’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. “When the trial court excludes evidence, such as witness testimony, error may not be predicated upon a ruling unless a substantial right of the party is affected, and the substance of the evidence was made known to the court by counsel.”

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

2. “[a] reviewing court should consider the importance of the evidence to the State's case, the presence or absence of additional corroboration of the evidence, and the overall strength of the State's case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 So. 3d 134 - State v. Bibbins

3. “The relevant inquiry is whether the reviewing court may conclude the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt ... i.e. was the guilty verdict actually rendered unattributable to the error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 So. 3d 134 - State v. Bibbins