State v. Ucciferri’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 22 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““* * * ^at Harold Russe, of the County of Dade and the State of Florida, on the 22nd day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, in the County and State aforesaid, did then and there unlawfully disseminate racing information to another person or persons, whose name or names are to the County Solicitor unknown, by the use of a telephone, which said racing information was knowingly used or intended to be used for illegal gambling purposes or in furtherance of illegal gambling on racing, contrary to the form of the Statute in such cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Florida.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Russee · State v. Slaton

2. ““It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit or communicate to another by any means whatsoever the results, changing odds, track conditions, jockey changes, or any other information relating to any horse race from .any race track in this state, between the period of time beginning one hour prior to the first race of any day and ending thirty minutes after the posting of the official results of each race as to that particular race, excepting that this time may be reduced to permit the transmitting of the results of the last race each day not sooner than fifteen minutes after the official post ing of such results. Provided, however, that the state racing commission may, by rule, permit the immediate transmission 'by ; radio, television, or press wire of any pertinent information concerning • not more than two feature races each week.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Slaton

3. ““(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit by any means whatsoever racing information to any other person, or to • relay the same to any other person by word of mouth, by signal, or by use of telephone, telegraph, radio, or any other means, when' the information is knowingly used or intended to- be used for illegal gambling purposes,' or in. furtherance of such gambling.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Russee