State v. Paleveda’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Even if the trial court doubts the sufficiency of the state's evidence, it cannot grant a motion to dismiss criminal charges simply because it concludes that the case will not survive a motion for a judgment of acquittal.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of Florida v. Ecduard Paredes · State v. Espinoza

2. “[K]nowledge of contraband found within an automobile ... is generally inferred or presumed from one's exclusive possession [of the automobile] unless and until proven otherwise.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lee v. State · 854 So. 2d 758 - Garcia v. State

3. “[w]hen considering a defendant's rule 3.190(c)(4) motion to dismiss, all questions and inferences from the facts must be resolved in favor of the state.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 766 So. 2d 1137 - State v. Ortiz · 941 So. 2d 556 - State v. Arnal