Mitchum v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
June 1978
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 290 So. 2d 551 - Harden v. State
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"In all cases in which the court has discretion as to what sentence may be imposed, the court may refer the case to the probation and parole commission for investigation and recommendation. No sentence or sentences other than probation shall be imposed on any defendant found guilty of a first felony offense... until after such investigation has first been made and the recommendations of the commission received and considered by the sentencing judge. " (Emphasis supplied)”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.