Battle v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The third crime for which Mr. Battle is charged is attempted felony murder with a firearm. In order to find the Defendant attempted to commit the crime of attempted felony murder, the State must prove two elements beyond a reasonable doubt: The first is that the Defendant attempted to perpetrate the crime of robbery, as I have previously explained that crime to you. And the second element is that during the course thereof, the Defendant committed an intentional action that could have but did not cause the death of David Golly.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 911 So. 2d 85 - Battle v. State

2. “Any person who perpetrates or attempts to perpetrate any felony enumerated in s. 782.04(3) and who commits, aids, or abets an intentional act that is not an essential element of the felony and that could, but does not, cause the death of another commits a felony of the first degree....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 911 So. 2d 85 - Battle v. State

3. “[i]t was undisputed that Golly was shot in the head, an [intentional] act that was not an essential element of the [felony].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 911 So. 2d 85 - Battle v. State