748 So. 2d 231 - Reed v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

47 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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If the circuit court is correct for any reason, even though it may not be the stated reason, we will not reverse its denial of the petition.”

   29 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robinson v. State · Hunt v. State

2. “burden of pleading and proving by a preponderance of the evidence the facts necessary to entitle the petitioner to relief.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. McMillan v. State · Whitman v. State

3. “"The petition must contain a clear and specific statement of the grounds upon which relief is sought, including full disclosure of the factual basis of those grounds. A bare allegation that a constitutional right has been violated and mere conclusions of law shall not be sufficient to warrant any further proceedings."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Whitman v. State · 827 So. 2d 878 - Scroggins v. State