369 So. 2d 109 - Meeks v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
July 1999
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 356 So. 2d 1325 - Lowery 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[J]ust as the appellant is not justified in using force to resist an unlawful arrest pursuant to Sections 843.01 and 776.051(1), Florida Statutes (1977), neither is he justified in committing a battery to resist an unlawful arrest pursuant to Section 784.07, Florida Statutes (1977).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Johnson
How this case has been treated — in progress
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