796 So. 2d 1092 - Ex Parte Boyd’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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

1. “should be very reluctant to hold any act unconstitutional.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. McInnish v. Riley · Knoblett v. Alabama Board of Massage Therapy

2. “"`(c) Upon first conviction, a person violating this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the county or municipal jail for not more than one year, or by fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment. . . . "`(d) On a second conviction within a five-year period , a person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and by imprisonment, which may include hard labor in the county or municipal jail for not more than one year. . . . "`(e) On a third conviction within a five-year period , a person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and by imprisonment, which may include hard labor, in the county or municipal jail for not less than 60 days nor more than one year, to include a minimum of 60 days which shall be served in the county or municipal jail and cannot be probated or suspended. . . . "`(f) On a fourth or subsequent conviction within a five-year period , a person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a Class C felony and punished by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and by imprisonment of not less than one year and one day nor more than 10 years. . . .'"”

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

3. “"`Without question a Code section may be amended under a title naming the Section amended, followed by an Act setting out the Section as amended. "`But the subject matter of such amendment must be germane or supplemental to that of the original section, so that the legislators and inquiring public may reasonably anticipate and look into the proposed change. Matter wholly foreign to the original section is violative of Section 45 and to that extent the amended section is inoperative.'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 956 So. 2d 403 - WATER AND SEWER COM'RS OF MOBILE v. Hunter