140 So. 3d 174 - State v. Major’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) when the first installment of $9,000.00 was paid by Ms. Wright to' Mr. Major; (2) when and what work was performed by Mr. Major on Ms. Wright’s property before or after issuance of the first installment check; (3) after Ms. Wright paid Mr. Major the first installment, (a) when, how often, and about what Mr. Major and Ms. Wright communicated and (b) when and how often Ms. Wright unsuccessfully attempted to contact or speak with Mr. Major about the work; (4) thereafter to ascertain whether she knew or should have known prior to 1 October 2006 that Mr. Major had committed the crime of theft; and (5) otherwise proceed and receive evidence in accordance with such matters as expressed in this opinion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 172 So. 3d 75 - State v. Major

2. “A motion to quash shall be in writing, signed by the defendant or his attorney, and filed in open court or in the office of the clerk of court. It shall specify distinctly the grounds on which it is based. The court shall hear no objection based on grounds not stated in the motion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Cinquemano

3. “abused its discretion by granting the defendant's motion to quash ... without affording the state with an adequate evidentiary hearing”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 262 So. 3d 294 - State v. Wells