Robinson v. Stewart’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 25 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hat we have stated indirectly we now say directly. Presley has no retroactive application.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 704 So. 2d 1325 - Brown v. Houston School District · 691 So. 2d 391 - Stokes v. Kemper County Bd. of Sup'rs

2. “All courts shall be open; and every person for an injury done to him in his lands, goods, person or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law; and right and justice shall be administered without sale, denial, or delay.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 765 So. 2d 546 - SMITH EX REL. SELMON v. Braden · 949 So. 2d 691 - Arceo v. Tolliver

3. “A due process violation requires the infringement of a liberty or property right.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 860 So. 2d 1187 - Carter v. MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS · 815 So. 2d 1203 - Wallace v. Town of Raleigh