592 So. 2d 762 - Downs v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 1993
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 438 So. 2d 1 - Palmer v. State · 559 So. 2d 210 - State v. Boatwright · 574 So. 2d 1095 - Downs v. State · 559 So. 2d 349 - Blair v. State
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“WHETHER A TRIAL JUDGE HAS DISCRETION TO STACK MINIMUM MANDATORY SENTENCES IN CASES INVOLVING CAPITAL FELONIES TOGETHER WITH NON-CAPITAL FELONIES COMMITTED BY HABITUAL VIOLENT FELONY OFFENDERS, WHERE THE PREDICATE OFFENSES ALL OCCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF THE SAME CRIMINAL EPISODE.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Downs v. State · Thomas v. State“[t]he mandatory minimum sentence imposed upon a defendant upon conviction of a capital felony is the statutorily required penalty for each capital felony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Haye v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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