831 So. 2d 121 - Lawrence v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 30 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`reaches down into the validity of the trial itself to the extent that a verdict of guilty could not be obtained without the assistance of the alleged error.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 990 So. 2d 1119 - Walker v. State · 916 So. 2d 828 - Pizzo v. State

2. “`Issues pertaining to jury instructions are not preserved for appellate review unless a specific objection has been voiced at trial,' and absent an objection at trial, can be raised on appeal only if fundamental error occurred.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 990 So. 2d 1119 - Walker v. State · 877 So. 2d 663 - Globe v. State

3. “To uphold the trial court's summary denial of claims raised in a 3.850 motion, the claims must be either facially invalid or conclusively refuted by the record. Further, where no evidentiary hearing is held below, we must accept the defendant's factual allegations to the extent they are not refuted by the record.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 841 So. 2d 380 - Lucas v. State