721 So. 2d 255 - Cole v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““b. When used to describe matter that contains a visual reproduction of an act of sado-masochistic abuse, sexual intercourse, sexual excitement, masturbation, genital nudity, or other sexual conduct, such term means matter containing such a visual reproduction that itself lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.””

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

2. “Because of the general and nonspecific character of the grounds assigned in support of Cole's motion, we cannot say the trial court's ruling was in error. . . . `[T]he trial court should not be made to cast about for reasons why a statute might be unconstitutional.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 23 So. 3d 57 - Jk v. Nj

3. “This argument, however, was not preserved for appellate review because it was never presented to the trial court to allow that court to make a ruling on this issue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 840 So. 2d 945 - Davis v. State