Sullivan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[r]elief would be available under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. If a defendant is beyond the time period for Rule 3.850 relief and the sentence has been served but for the improper jail credit time, a petition for habeas corpus would offer relief.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 714 So. 2d 429 - State v. Mancino · 878 So. 2d 1236 - Baker v. State

2. “DOES DAVIS V. STATE, 661 So.2d 1193 (Fla.1995), APPLY TO MOTIONS FILED UNDER RULE 3.800 REQUESTING JAIL CREDIT SO THAT SUCH MOTIONS MAY NOT BE RAISED WHERE THE SENTENCE WOULD NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE ALLOWED BY LAW?”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Mitchell v. State · Berry v. State

3. “only if the sentence exceeds the maximum allowed by law would the sentence be illegal”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 714 So. 2d 429 - State v. Mancino