State v. Bateman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(3) The state attorney may move the sentencing court to reduce or suspend the sentence of any person who is convicted of a violation of this section and who provides substantial assistance in the identification, arrest, or conviction of any of his accomplices, accessories, co-conspirators, or principals_ The judge hearing the motion may reduce or suspend the sentence if he finds that the defendant rendered such substantial assistance.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 500 So. 2d 288 - State v. Stevens · 446 So. 2d 97 - Bateman v. State

2. “In State v. Werner , 402 So.2d 386 , 387-88 (Fla. 1981), the court held subsection (3) constitutional on its fce but indicated that prosecutorial overreaching in a particular factual scenario might render it unconstitutional as applied.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 519 So. 2d 591 - State v. Drewry