662 So. 2d 735 - State v. Suarez-Mesa’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a husband, who is physically but not legally separated from his wife, can be guilty of burglary when he enters premises, possessed only by the wife and in which he has no ownership or possessory interest, without the wife's consent and with intent to commit an offense therein.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 778 So. 2d 338 - Whetstone v. State

2. “a spouse who has a legal interest in the property but not a current possessory interest can be charged with burglary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 482 - Howard v. State

3. “A court order can negate a person's right to enter the premises even if that person owns the premises.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 823 So. 2d 740 - State v. Byars