299 So. 2d 136 - State v. Clyde’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. “... [A]n affirmance of the ruling of the trial court is appropriate if the trial judge's ruling is incorrect in one particular finding, but the ruling is correct and proper on other grounds or reasons.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 336 So. 2d 586 - Filmon v. State · 376 So. 2d 13 - Agnew v. State

2. “No very satisfactory legal definition of "official" appears in case law. Accordingly, each case has been considered largely on its own merits applying certain criteria. Such criteria may consist, in whole, or part, of whether: the position holder was elected or appointed; the position was established by constitution, statute, charter or ordinance; the position involves continuous exercise of public power, trust or duty; the position requires an oath or bond; as well as other factors that may be pertinent in a given case... . [citations deleted].”

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