Thomas v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding of heinousness proper where victim died as a result of a severe beating
• The mere fact that a suspect was under the influence of alcohol when questioned does not render his or her statements inadmissible as involuntary
• bludgeoned skull supports finding that murder was heinous, atrocious, and cruel
• “To render a confession inadmissible, however, the delusion or confusion must be visited upon the suspect by his interrogators; if it originates from the suspect’s own apprehension, mental state, or lack of factual knowledge, it will not require suppression.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Patrick v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2012-12-06· cited 59×
• Bello v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1989-07-06· cited 42×
• Johnson v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1997-05-08· cited 39×
• Walker v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2012-04-19· cited 28×
• State v. Manning
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1987-05-05· cited 27×
• Wyche v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2008-07-10· cited 27×
• Lamb v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1988-09-01· cited 25×
• Francis v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1985-06-20· cited 19×
• State v. Mallory
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-02-28· cited 18×
• Taylor v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1994-05-25· cited 18×
• Smith v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1986-07-17· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Roberts
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-03-31· cited 16×
• Thomas Rigterink v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2016-04-21· cited 15×
• Scott v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1986-09-25· cited 12×
• Christian v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1989-09-28· cited 11×
• Rivera v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1989-04-26· cited 11×
• & SC17-246 Eric Kurt Patrick v. State of Florida and Eric Kurt Patrick v. Julie L. Jones, etc
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2018-06-14· cited 11×
• Simpson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1990-05-09· cited 10×
• State v. Gifford
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1990-02-28· cited 9×
• Wyche v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-06-20· cited 9×

Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Furman v. Georgia
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 5,066×
• Proffitt v. Florida
  Supreme Court· 1976-07-22· cited 1,798×
• Bram v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1897-12-13· cited 1,397×
• Blackburn v. Alabama
  Supreme Court· 1960-01-11· cited 1,191×
• State v. Dixon
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1973-07-26· cited 745×
• Tedder v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1975-11-19· cited 480×
• Johnson v. Florida
  Supreme Court· 1981-10-05· cited 332×
• Lusk v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1984-01-26· cited 162×
• Buford v. Florida
  Supreme Court· 1982-01-11· cited 143×
• Buford v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1981-07-23· cited 120×
• White v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1981-03-20· cited 98×
• Welty v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1981-07-02· cited 96×
• Frazier v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1958-11-21· cited 93×
• Johnson v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1980-12-11· cited 89×
• McCaskill v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1977-04-07· cited 88×
• Brewer v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1980-05-22· cited 68×
• DeConingh v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1983-04-21· cited 68×
• Reddish v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1964-10-07· cited 67×
• Ross v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1980-06-12· cited 65×
• Fitzgerald v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1983-02-22· cited 60×