572 So. 2d 522 - Donovan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Engaging in or furthering a systematic, ongoing course of conduct (2) with (a) intent to defraud, or (b) intent to obtain property by false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or willful misrepresentations of a future act, (3) resulting in temporarily or permanently depriving any person of the right to property or a benefit therefrom, or appropriating the property to one's own use or to the use of another person not entitled thereto.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cooks v. State · 189 So. 3d 837 - Wilfred A. Brown v. State of Florida

2. “[a]ny person who engages in a scheme to defraud and obtains property thereby is guilty of organized fraud . . .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 783 So. 2d 1171 - Sewall v. State · 981 So. 2d 508 - Weaver v. State

3. “... a systematic, ongoing course of conduct with intent to defraud one or more persons, or with intent to obtain property from one or more persons by false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises or willful misrepresentations of a future act.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Batten v. State · 783 So. 2d 1171 - Sewall v. State