Aylin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is unlawful for any person to be in actual or constructive possession of a controlled substance unless such controlled substance was lawfully obtained from a practitioner or pursuant to a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice or to be in actual or constructive possession of a controlled substance except as otherwise authorized by this chapter. Any person who violates this provision is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 406 So. 2d 1089 - Parker v. State

2. “It is apparent both from Section 893.13(1)(a) and from the text of the session law ... that the legislature deliberately subsumed the new 100-pound quantity element under the older prohibition of selling, manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 382 So. 2d 325 - Reinersman v. State

3. “"... except that the sale, delivery, or possession of in excess of 100 pounds of cannabis as controlled in s. 893.03(1)(c) shall constitute a felony of the second degree... ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 379 So. 2d 1294 - State v. Brady