State v. Rankins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A motion for an appeal may be made orally in open court or by filing a written motion with the clerk. The motion must be made no later than five days after the rendition of the judgment or ruling from which the appeal is taken. The motion shall be entered in the minutes of the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 590 So. 2d 795 - State v. Edwards

2. “However, when a defendant fails to make a motion for appeal within the time provided in Article 914, he loses the right to obtain an appeal by simply filing a motion for appeal in the trial court.”

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

3. “appropriate procedural vehicle for a defendant to seek the exercise of his right to appeal... is an application for post conviction relief pursuant to”

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