815 So. 2d 908 - State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “While you were found less culpable in count one than your counterpart, Mr. Porter, who entered into a plea agreement, the Court still considers this series of criminal activities to be, all the same, part of the same plan; and I intend to impose the same sentence. It is with difficulty I come to that, because I now regret agreeing to the 15 years on Mr. Porter. But I think that since the district attorney entered into that agreement and thought that that was enough, considering all the pain and fear that you put these victims through, that it could have been more than that. But based on the fact that you were found less culpable slightly than Mr. Porter, I see no reason why you should not be sentenced to the same sentence. laAnd, therefore, at this time, on each count, one, two, and three, you are sentenced to serve 15 years on each count, concurrent one with the other, with the Department of Corrections, at hard labor, which the entirety of this sentence is without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 111 So. 3d 535 - State v. Acker

2. “[O]nly harmless error results from the trial court's failure to advise of rights when the defendant remains silent throughout the proceeding and the state presents competent evidence to prove the existence of the defendant's prior convictions and his identity as the person previously convicted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 846 So. 2d 778 - State v. Jenkins

3. “If a motion for new trial, or in arrest of judgment, is filed, sentence shall not be imposed until at least twenty-four hours after the motion is overruled. If the defendant expressly waives a delay provided for in this article or pleads guilty, sentence may be imposed immediately.”

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