Mitchell v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
December 2012
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 665 So. 2d 852 - Eakes v. State · 692 So. 2d 755 - Lester v. State · Blumenberg v. State · Parchman v. State
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is fundamental that courts may amend indictments only to correct defects of form, however, defects of substance must be corrected by the grand jury.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“"It is fundamental that courts may amend indictments only to correct defects of form, however, defects of substance must be corrected by the grand jury." "[A] change in the indictment is permissible if it does not materially alter facts which are the essence of the offense... as it originally stood or materially alter a defense to the indictment as it originally stood so as to prejudice the defendant's case." "The test ... is whether the defense as it originally stood would be equally available after the amendment is made."”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage“The test ... is whether the defense as it originally stood would be equally available after the amendment is made.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.