449 So. 2d 800 - Dawson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[d]efendant has a constitutional right to be informed of the charges against him”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 516 So. 2d 837 - Biddie v. State · 461 So. 2d 51 - Marsh v. State

2. “a person commits the crime of murder if, with intent to cause the death of another person he causes the death of that person or of another person, or two, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to a person other than himself and thereby causes the death of another person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 520 So. 2d 218 - Hall v. State