728 So. 2d 761 - Epps v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “unlawfully take from the person or custody of [the security guard]... merchandise, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive [the security guard] of a right to the property ... by force, violence, assault or putting the said [security guard] in fear.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 907 So. 2d 1208 - Stuckey v. State

2. “The law requires that an instruction be given for any lesser offense all the elements of which are alleged in the accusatory pleadings and supported by the evidence adduced at trial.”

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

3. “[t]he charge of resisting a merchant is a permissive lesser included offense of robbery.”

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