Thomas v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 federal appellate · 11 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We have repeatedly held adversely to defendant's position since it is clear that a prosecutor is always permitted some selectivity in every case as to whether or not to charge a violation of a criminal statute. The habitual offender statute does not contravene the constitutional provisions providing for separation of powers in the respective branches of our government.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington v. State · 478 So. 2d 1028 - Washington v. State

2. “embarrassing the victim and subjecting her [or him] to possible public denigration.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tyson v. State · Kelly v. State

3. “an act that includes any penetration of the female sex organ by the male sex organ.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chew v. State · Goolsby v. State