112 So. 2d 69 - Ross v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 13 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[W]e find the testimony of the victim and her sister regarding prior similar conduct on the part of the defendant with them to show the character of the deed as to motive and intent to be relevant and admissible."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 381 So. 2d 1146 - Cotita v. State · 418 So. 2d 238 - Coler v. State

2. ““Lewd, lascivious or indecent assault or act upon or in presence of child. — Any person who shall handle, fondle or make an assault upon any male or female child under the age of fourteen years in a lewd, lascivious or indecent manner, or who shall knowingly commit any lewd or lascivious act in the presence of such child, without intent to commit rape where such child is female, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment in the state prison or county jail for not more than ten years.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 194 So. 2d 687 - Baker v. State

3. “While the record may permit conclusion that the earlier occasion of fondling the other girl was as much as two years before the date of the offense involved here, counsel for the defendant on cross examining the girl established that the defendant engaged in such conduct with her on a continuing series of occasions, the last of which was said by her to have taken place as late as November of 1957, approximately six months prior to the offense charged here.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 418 So. 2d 238 - Coler v. State