Gonzalez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 27 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The record demonstrates that the defendant used a deadly weapon in the attempt to commit the sexual battery and the state concedes that defendant was convicted of attempted sexual battery while armed, not attempted sexual battery with physical force likely to cause injury. This distinction is important because sexual battery while armed is a second-degree felony which cannot be enhanced for use of a weapon since use of a weapon is an essential element of the offense.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 710 So. 2d 172 - Traylor v. State · 884 So. 2d 1058 - Davis v. State

2. “the use of a weapon or firearm is an essential element”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Tripp v. State · 884 So. 2d 1058 - Davis v. State

3. “the jury was instructed that the use of a firearm was an essential element of third-degree felony murder”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 878 So. 2d 1246 - Douglas v. State