830 So. 2d 817 - State v. Goode’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 83 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 89 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] basic rule of statutory construction provides that the Legislature does not intend to enact useless provisions, and courts should avoid readings that would render part of a statute meaningless.”

   19 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Linstroth v. Dorgan · State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Pressley

2. “[c]ivil commitment proceedings involve a serious deprivation of liberty and, thus, such proceedings must comply with the due process clauses of the Florida and United States Constitutions.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 933 So. 2d 1271 - In Re Commitment of Camper · 889 So. 2d 882 - Lavender v. State

3. “[w]ithin thirty days after the determination of probable cause, the court shall conduct a trial to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Mitchell · DD v. Department of Children and Families