Thornton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Appellant was not charged with any violation under section 775.087 or 775.0823, nor was he charged under 893.135; therefore he could not have been sentenced using a law enforcement multiplier.”

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

2. “If the primary offense is a violation of § 775.0823(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8), the subtotal sentence points are multiplied by 2.0.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 728 So. 2d 748 - Jordan v. State

3. “aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.”

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