831 So. 2d 172 - State v. Atkinson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

49 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 52 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A basic tenet of statutory construction compels a court to interpret a statute so as to avoid a construction that would result in ... absurd consequences.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Newsom v. State · 902 So. 2d 296 - Blankfeld v. Richmond Health Care, Inc.

2. “interpreting the Jimmy Ryce Act as not requiring lawful custody for individuals who had been incarcerated at some point after the effective date of the Act but are not in lawful custody when commitment proceedings are initiated would be contrary not only to the overall intent of the Act but "would be contrary to the basic tenets of fairness and due process."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Commitment of Phillips · Bishop v. Sheldon

3. “the Ryce Act is limited to persons who were in lawful custody on its effective date.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Washington v. State · 881 So. 2d 70 - State v. Ducharme