775 So. 2d 344 - State v. Freeman’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. “`[c]onviction' means a determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. State · 897 So. 2d 1282 - Montgomery v. State

2. “a no contest plea followed by a withhold of adjudication and completed probation is not a “conviction” under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.704(d)(6), which defines “conviction,” for purposes of the Criminal Punishment Code, as “a determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McMillian v. State