455 So. 2d 551 - Young v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “WHEN AN APPELLATE COURT FINDS THAT A SENTENCING COURT RELIED UPON A REASON OR REASONS THAT ARE IMPERMISSIBLE UNDER FLA.R.CR.P. 3.701 IN MAKING ITS DECISION TO DEPART FROM THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES, SHOULD THE APPELLATE COURT EXAMINE THE OTHER REASONS GIVEN BY THE SENTENCING COURT TO DETERMINE IF THOSE REASONS JUSTIFY DEPARTURE FROM THE GUIDELINES OR SHOULD THE CASE BE REMANDED FOR A RESENTENCING.”

   10 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 462 So. 2d 548 - Burch v. State · 476 So. 2d 161 - State v. Young

2. “[I]t is impossible to determine whether the trial judge would have come to the same conclusion on this reason alone.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 494 So. 2d 222 - Nixon v. State · 458 So. 2d 13 - Carney v. State

3. “an extended term of imprisonment in the state correctional system.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 515 So. 2d 313 - Coleman v. State · 475 So. 2d 1362 - Vance v. State