810 So. 2d 871 - State v. Witherspoon’s Empirical Analysis

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11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Consistent with Hodgdon , we hold that Tripp should be applied notwithstanding the fact that the newly imposed sentence is within the guidelines.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sommers v. State · 885 So. 2d 376 - Gibson v. Florida Dept. of Corrections

2. “When a defendant is originally sentenced consecutively on a single scoresheet, does the holding in Tripp v. State, 622 So.2d 941 (Fla.1993), require the granting of credit for time served in prison where the defendant's newly imposed sentence upon revocation of probation does not exceed the maximum permitted by the sentencing guidelines?”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Matthews · 882 So. 2d 977 - Moore v. State

3. “a trial court imposes a term of probation on one offense consecutive to a sentence of incarceration on another offense, credit for time served on the first offense must be awarded on the sentence imposed after revocation of probation on the second offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Sommers v. State