Mason v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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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. “[e]ntertain submissions and evidence by the parties which are relevant to the sentence,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 482 So. 2d 367 - Gitman v. State · 542 So. 2d 1061 - Nunez v. State

2. “While it is undisputed that this rule requires a court, before sentencing, to afford a defendant the opportunity to present matters in mitigation of sentence, the court is not compelled under the rules to grant defendant a continuance prior to sentencing upon his motion therefor. The general rule is that the granting or denial of a motion for continuance is within the discretion of the trial court, and the court's action thereto will be reversed only upon a showing of a palpable abuse of discretion... . Defendant was given an opportunity to submit evidence in mitigation of sentence, and we find the trial court fully complied with the requirements of Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.720.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 435 So. 2d 258 - Miller v. State