Hightower v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
May 2002
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bryant v. State · Jackson v. State · Schroeder v. State · Patterson v. State · Allen 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An allegation that trial counsel or the trial court erroneously led the defendant to believe that he would serve two separate sentences concurrently rather than consecutively, states a prima facie case for relief under rule 3.850.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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