808 So. 2d 210 - Knight v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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23 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he statute does not use the term `life felony,' but rather uses the term `felony punishable by life,' which includes both life felonies and first degree felonies punishable by life”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 908 So. 2d 360 - American Home Assur. v. PLAZA MATERIALS · 912 So. 2d 74 - McDonald v. State

2. “If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried a firearm or other deadly weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 957 So. 2d 605 - McDonald v. State

3. “the phrase `felonies punishable by life,' used in [the PRR statute], provides for a mandatory life sentence for prison releasee reoffenders who commit either life felonies or first-degree felonies punishable by life.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 957 So. 2d 605 - McDonald v. State