Shaw v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “contain a clear and specific statement of the grounds upon which relief is sought, including full disclosure of the factual basis of those grounds. A bare allegation that a constitutional right has been violated and mere conclusions of law shall not be sufficient to warrant any further proceedings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 252 So. 3d 1108 - Knight v. State

2. “"[i]f the court determines that the petition is not sufficiently specific, or is precluded, or fails to state a claim, or that no material issue of fact or law exists which would entitle the petitioner to relief under this rule and that no purpose would be served by any further proceedings ...."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 252 So. 3d 1108 - Knight v. State

3. “the burden of pleading and proving by a preponderance of the evidence the facts necessary to entitle the petitioner to relief,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 252 So. 3d 1108 - Knight v. State