174 So. 2d 91 - Silver v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"It is axiomatic that the trial court should not be required to perform a useless act, as would be the case if compelled of its own motion to charge the jury with respect to a crime which under no aspect of the evidence is shown to have been committed. Appellant's contention must be rejected on the authority of Brown v. State, 124 So.2d 481 (Fla. 1960.)"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 173 So. 2d 487 - Johnson v. State · 191 So. 2d 296 - Brown v. State

2. “Any person who, with intent to defraud, obtains any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt from any person or obtains the signature of any person to any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt by color or aid of fraudulent or false representation or pretenses, or obtains the signature of any person to a mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, or other instrument evidencing a debt, the false making whereof would be punishable as forgery, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree... .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 650 So. 2d 1039 - Adams v. State

3. “[T]he evidence, taken in the light most favorable to appellant, is not susceptible of a finding of guilty of petit larceny.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 So. 2d 296 - Brown v. State