754 So. 2d 1194 - Patrick v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “it can only try questions that have been tried and passed upon by the court from which the appeal is taken.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 886 So. 2d 27 - McGruder v. State · 799 So. 2d 70 - Ishee v. State

2. “(1) Two (2) or more offenses which are triable in the same court may be charged in the same indictment with a separate count for each offense if: (a) the offenses are based on the same act or transaction; or (b) the offenses are based on two (2) or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a common scheme or plan.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 990 So. 2d 798 - Wilson v. State

3. “Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 911 So. 2d 526 - Rushing v. State