State v. McCart’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The notice may be delivered to the defendant and the personal surety or the commercial surety or the agent or bondsman who posted the bond for the commercial surety by an officer designated by the court, at least two days prior to the day set for the appearance; or this notice may be mailed by the United States first class mail to the defendant and his personal surety or the commercial surety or the agent or bondsman who posted bond for the commercial surety, at least three days prior to the day set for the appearance.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 691 So. 2d 381 - State v. Hall · 691 So. 2d 375 - State v. Berry

2. “[t]here is no legislative mandate that the state move to forfeit a bond or that the court automatically forfeit every bond when a defendant fails to appear after receipt of notice. The statute clearly provides that the court shall forfeit the bond upon motion of the district attorney .... However, if the state does not desire to forfeit the bond, then it is not required to do so. Consequently, the state is not required to give the surety notice of defendant's non-appearance when the state does not elect to forfeit the defendant's bond.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 653 So. 2d 127 - State v. Batiste