98 So. 3d 632 - Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 2016
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chambers v. Mississippi · 787 So. 2d 747 - Stephens v. State · 424 So. 2d 726 - Florida Bar v. Merwin · 561 So. 2d 536 - Rivera v. State · 698 So. 2d 629 - Bozeman v. State
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The ability to expose an improper impetus for a witness’ testimony is an essential component of the right to a jury trial.” Love v. State, 971 So.2d 280, 285 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (quoting Jones v. State, 678 So.2d 890, 892 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996)). In Love , the court noted the defendant’s right to confront adverse witnesses, and that “the Sixth Amendment narrows a trial court’s discretion to exclude evidence of a witness’ bias under section 90.403.” Id. at 285-86 . “[W]hen cross-examination alone is not sufficient to expose the possibility of improper motives in a witness, a defendant may present other impeachment testimony to demonstrate bias.” Hair v. State, 428 So.2d 760, 762 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). Extrinsic evidence is admissible for collateral impeachment as “evidence which would discredit a witness by pointing out the witness’s bias, corruption or lack of competency.” Correia v. State, 654 So.2d 952, 954 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995) (citing Dempsey v. Shell Oil Co., 589 So.2d 373, 377 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991)).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Mardis v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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