Roberts v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Findings on the credibility of evidence by a lower court are not overturned if supported by competent, substantial evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 894 So. 2d 832 - Monlyn v. State · 866 So. 2d 688 - Zakrzewski v. State

2. “Tompkins has not demonstrated that he was denied a neutral, detached judge or that Judge Coe failed to independently weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances at the time the sentencing order was prepared.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Tompkins v. State

3. “A motion to disqualify shall show ... that the party fears that he or she will not receive a fair trial or hearing because of specifically described prejudice or bias of the judge....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 873 So. 2d 356 - HOUSING AUTH. OF CITY OF TAMPA v. Burton