Morton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 35 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “uncontroverted expert opinion testimony may be rejected where it is difficult to square with the other evidence in the case.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 860 So. 2d 930 - Conde v. State · 952 So. 2d 1275 - Benitez v. State

2. “[A] resentencing is a `completely new proceeding,' and the trial court is under no obligation to make the same findings as those made in a prior sentencing proceeding.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 955 So. 2d 517 - Galindez v. State · 791 So. 2d 568 - Carter v. State

3. “all issues bearing on the proper sentence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. PHILIP WALLACE STAUDERMAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA · 955 So. 2d 517 - Galindez v. State