Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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

1. “A conviction under section 790.19 requires that the perpetrator act `wantonly' or `maliciously' in throwing the projectile toward an occupied or unoccupied building. In other words, the evidence must show that the defendant threw the rock with reckless indifference to the consequences or with knowledge that damage to person or property was likely to occur.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 980 So. 2d 1061 - State v. Kettell

2. “went to possible motive the witnesses may have had to exaggerate or even completely fabricate their testimony”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 862 So. 2d 908 - Mitchell v. State