Isaac v. State’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. “"The crimes set forth in Chapter 810, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., although not all burglary under the common law, have been considered for many years as a species of burglary. State ex rel. Interlandi v. Petteway, 1934, 114 Fla. 850 , 155 So. 319 ." "A charge of breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony necessarily includes as a lesser offense a violation of Section 810.05, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. Jalbert v. State, Fla. 1957, 95 So.2d 589 ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 188 So. 2d 61 - Johnson v. State

2. “"810.05 Breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor. — (1) Whoever breaks and enters, or enters without breaking, any dwelling, storehouse, building, ship, vessel, aircraft, or railroad car with intent to commit a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in § 775.082, § 775.083, or § 775.084."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 320 So. 2d 832 - Roberts v. State

3. “The character of the offense is determined by the nature of the punishment; the maximum punishment to which accused is liable to be subjected is the test by which the degree of the crime must be determined.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 548 So. 2d 755 - Smith v. State