472 So. 2d 779 - Scurry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1985

Citation profile

cited by 15 later decisions

states following

December 1987

most recently cited

15 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on 454 So. 2d 714 - Garcia v. State · Swain v. State · 462 So. 2d 548 - Burch v. State · 458 So. 2d 13 - Carney v. State · 458 So. 2d 350 - Hubler 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“WHEN AN APPELLATE COURT FINDS THAT A SENTENCING COURT RELIED ON BOTH VALID AND INVALID REASONS FOR DEPARTURE, WHAT FACTORS SHOULD THE COURT WEIGH IN DETERMINING WHETHER IT IS CONVINCED BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT THE ABSENCE OF THE INVALID REASON OR REASONS WOULD NOT HAVE AFFECTED THE TRIAL COURT'S EXERCISE OF ITS DISCRETION IN DEPARTING FROM THE GUIDELINES.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. 481 So. 2d 72 - Casteel v. State · 479 So. 2d 751 - Adams v. State
“carried out with particular cruelty ... in the presence of family members”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. 489 So. 2d 754 - Davis v. State · 489 So. 2d 25 - Scurry v. State

How this case has been treated — in progress

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