658 So. 2d 521 - State v. Wilson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “fail[ing] to confirm that [the defendant] knew of the maximum habitual offender term for the charged offense and that he could be ineligible for certain programs affecting early release.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Patterson v. State · 682 So. 2d 647 - Horton v. State

2. “that habitu-alization may affect the possibility of early release through certain programs, prior to entering his or her plea....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Golden v. State · Baker v. State

3. “Under these circumstances it would be unfair to the State to remand for resentencing within the terms of [the defendant]'s plea petition. Allowing [the defendant] to withdraw his plea, on the other hand, prejudices no one—it returns the players to square one, the same position they were in before the court erred.”

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