565 So. 2d 803 - State v. Bennett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Dwelling” means a building or conveyance of any kind, either temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile, which has a roof over it and is designed to be occupied by people lodging therein at night, together with the curtilage thereof, (emphasis added)”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Perkins v. State · L.C. v. State

2. “A prefabricated “mobile home,” while certainly capable of serving as someone’s residence, can also be converted to any number of other uses, such as office space. When still on a sales lot, it may not always be possible to determine beforehand exactly what use a purchaser will make of such a structure. Therefore, in order to establish that the structure is a “dwelling” within the purview of the burglary statute, we believe the state must introduce some evidence that it is actually to be used 'for habitation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 909 F. Supp. 2d 1363 - State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Baldassini · 937 So. 2d 686 - Munoz v. State

3. “was fully furnished but unoccupied and not connected to utilities”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 937 So. 2d 686 - Munoz v. State