McGrew v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “expunge the record of any case in which an arrest was made, the person arrested was released and the case was dismissed or the charges were dropped or there was no disposition of such case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 925 So. 2d 136 - AEW v. State · 749 So. 2d 1221 - Hester v. State

2. “Prohibiting expungement would serve as a tremendous obstacle to those who were arrested, but whose case was dismissed or the charges dropped or there was no disposition of such case. Although such person was deemed innocent in a court of law, without the opportunity for expungement, he or she would always be guilty in the all important court of public opinion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 925 So. 2d 136 - AEW v. State