Cox v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘If any person having a former husband or wife living marries another, or continues to cohabit with such second husband or wife in this state, he or she must, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than two, nor more than five years.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Beck v. Beck · 699 So. 2d 980 - State v. Fulghum

2. ““When this statute is read in connection with the common law existing at the time of its enactment, it is apparent two offenses are thereby created; or, rather, the common-law offense of bigamy is declared, and the punishment which must follow conviction defined, and a statutory offense, the continuance of cohabitation under the vicious marriage, making bigamy, punishable as the latter offense, is created. The offense of bigamy remains, indictable and punishable at the place of its commission. If the second marriage was in this state, the county of its commission is the only place in which an indictment for the offense will lie.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 699 So. 2d 980 - State v. Fulghum