528 So. 2d 125 - Evans v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “The charges arose out of an incident which occurred on the afternoon of January 30, 1986 at the takeout window in front of a small convenience store. According to testimony, a patron of the store was putting his takeout order into the basket of his bicycle when he bumped into the defendant. The patron apologized and the defendant, who apparently did not accept the apology, took out a gun and shot the patron three times, inflicting serious injuries.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 545 So. 2d 452 - Evans v. State

2. “during the commission of such felony the defendant carries, displays, uses, threatens, or attempts to use”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 567 So. 2d 997 - Lentz v. State

3. “attempted first-degree murder with a firearm,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 567 So. 2d 997 - Lentz v. State