Lambert v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “WHERE A TRIAL JUDGE FINDS THAT THE UNDERLYING REASONS FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION CONSTITUTE MORE THAN A MINOR INFRACTION AND ARE SUFFICIENTLY EGREGIOUS, MAY HE DEPART FROM THE PRESUMPTIVE GUIDELINES RANGE AND IMPOSE AN APPROPRIATE SENTENCE WITHIN THE STATUTORY LIMIT EVEN THOUGH THE DEFENDANT HAS NOT BEEN “CONVICTED” OF THE CRIMES WHICH THE TRIAL JUDGE CONCLUDED CONSTITUTED A VIOLATION OF HIS PROBATION.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 528 So. 2d 554 - Bell v. State · 545 So. 2d 861 - Bell v. State

2. “1. That the Defendant while on community control committed new substantive offenses. 2. That the new substantive offenses were committed while Defendant was away from his approved residence without the permission or knowledge of his community control officer. 3. That the new substantive violations were violent in nature. 4. That the new substantive offenses resulted in charges identical to those for which the Defendant was placed on community control, those being Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Assault. 5. That the Defendant committed these new offenses with a weapon to-wit: a knife. 6. That the Defendant did stab the victim, Kathleen Gordon, (the subject of violation of community control number two (2)), in three (3) places leaving scars that were shown in open court. 7. That the Defendant's violent actions in this matter were the result of an insignificant domestic problem. 8. That in addition to the stabbing of the victim, Kathleen Gordon, the Defendant committed three (3) counts of Aggravated Assault upon her minor children and her nephew who tried to come to her aid. 9. That one of Kathleen Gordon's children was also cut on the leg and bears a large scar which was displayed in open court. 10. That during the course of this attack the Defendant threatened to kill the victims.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 545 So. 2d 838 - Lambert v. State