State v. Wise’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “extenuating circumstances exist which preclude the just prosecution of the offender.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rollinson v. State · 742 So. 2d 805 - Gray v. State

2. “If the state attorney determines that a defendant is a prison releasee reoffender as defined in subparagraph 1., the state attorney may seek to have the court sentence the defendant as a prison releasee reoffender. Upon proof from the state attorney that establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendant is a prison releasee reoffender as defined in this section, such defendant is not eligible for sentencing under the sentencing guidelines and must be sentenced as follows: ... (d) For a felony of the third degree, by a term of imprisonment of 5 years....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 743 So. 2d 585 - Rollinson v. State

3. “"Prison releasee reoffender" means any defendant who commits, or attempts to commit ... [a]ny felony that involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against an individual ... within 3 years of being released from a state correctional facility operated by the Department of Corrections....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 743 So. 2d 585 - Rollinson v. State