State v. Mesa’s Empirical Analysis

1988

Citation profile

cited by 16 later decisions

states following

September 1990

most recently cited

16 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on 476 So. 2d 158 - Albritton v. State · 511 So. 2d 995 - Reichman v. State · 505 So. 2d 413 - Barbera v. State · 519 So. 2d 611 - Atwaters v. State · 505 So. 2d 537 - State v. Daughtry

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

“WHETHER THAT PORTION OF CHAPTER 87-110, LAWS OF FLORIDA, WHICH AMENDS SECTION 921.001(5), FLORIDA STATUTES, IS APPLICABLE TO APPELLATE REVIEW OF SENTENCES IMPOSED FOR OFFENSES WHICH WERE COMMITTED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1987.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. Abt v. State · 528 So. 2d 396 - McGriff v. State
“We need not consider the effect of section 921.001(5) as amended by chapter 87-110, section 2, since the crime involved in this case was committed prior to July 1, 1987.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 537 So. 2d 995 - Felts v. State
“the quantity of drugs involved in a crime may not be utilized as a proper reason to support departure from the sentencing guidelines.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 528 So. 2d 1274 - State v. Thomas

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.