730 So. 2d 296 - Bain v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a defendant clearly has the constitutional right to appointed counsel to file any necessary postsentencing motion pursuant to rule 3.800(b)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 743 So. 2d 70 - Padgett v. State · 10 So. 3d 660 - Williams v. State

2. “An appeal may not be taken from a judgment or order of a trial court unless a prejudicial error is alleged and is properly preserved or, if not properly preserved, would constitute fundamental error. A judgment or sentence may be reversed on appeal only when an appellate court determines after a review of the complete record that prejudicial error occurred and was properly preserved in the trial court or, if not properly preserved, would constitute fundamental error.”

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

3. “Our societal values are such that in the sentencing context we are more solicitous of personal liberty than of pecuniary interests. Thus, an error that improperly extends the defendant's incarceration or supervision likely would impress us as fundamental. But only in an extreme case would an improper cost assessment or public defender's lien qualify as fundamental error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 760 So. 2d 89 - Maddox v. State