State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he following matters and no others shall be considered on appeal: (1) An error designated in the assignment of error; and (2) An error that is discoverable by a mere inspection of the pleadings and proceedings and without inspection of the evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 527 So. 2d 486 - State v. McGee · 526 So. 2d 1346 - State v. Cuevas

2. “Any irregularity in the arraignment, including a failure to read the indictment, is waived if the defendant pleads to the indictment without objecting thereto. A failure to arraign the defendant or the fact that he did not plead, is waived if the defendant enters upon the trial without objecting thereto, and it shall be considered as if he had pleaded not guilty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Allen

3. “For the purpose of an error patent review, the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 526 So. 2d 1346 - State v. Cuevas