648 So. 2d 653 - Parker v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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

1. “"(1) If the defendant violates a condition of probation or suspension of execution of sentence, the court, after a hearing, may implement one or more of the following options: "a. Continue the existing probation or suspension of execution of sentence. "b. Issue a formal or informal warning to the probationer that further violations may result in revocation of probation or suspension of execution of sentence. "c. Conduct a formal or informal conference with the probationer to reemphasize the necessity of compliance with the conditions of probation. "d. Modify the conditions of probation or suspension of execution of sentence, which conditions may include the addition of short periods of confinement. "e. Revoke the probation or suspension of execution of sentence. "(2) If the court revokes probation, it may, after a hearing, impose the sentence that was suspended at the original hearing or any lesser sentence, including any option listed in subdivision (1). "”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 912 So. 2d 292 - Dixon v. State · 903 So. 2d 883 - Cribbs v. State

2. “[a] word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 8 So. 3d 277 - Edwards v. Kia Motors of America, Inc. · 745 So. 2d 912 - Rutledge v. State

3. “`depends on the context, the subject matter, and the object, purpose, or result designed to be accomplished by its use, and its meaning is to be determined from the facts and circumstances taken together in each particular case.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 745 So. 2d 912 - Rutledge v. State