576 So. 2d 258 - Ex Parte Pierce’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 31 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We could construe the word 'decisions' in Rule 39 broadly to apply to a ruling, such as the one in this case, that affirmed the petitioner's conviction, but we believe that we should construe the word more strictly to apply only to those rulings that finally adjudicate all the issues pending in the court of appeals."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 921 So. 2d 450 - Ex Parte State · 608 So. 2d 345 - Bishop v. State

2. “"When the Court of Criminal Appeals remands a case for some action to be performed by the trial court, as it has in this case, it retains jurisdiction of the case. . . . ". . . . "The Court of Criminal Appeals has not yet affirmed the petitioner's sentence of death, and there remains an issue concerning that sentence. The petition for the writ of certiorari, therefore, is premature and is due to be denied."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 947 So. 2d 1139 - Ex Parte Harris

3. “Should this Court grant a petition for certiorari to review a decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals that affirmed the petitioner's conviction but also remanded the cause to the trial court for a new sentencing hearing?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 947 So. 2d 1139 - Ex Parte Harris