852 So. 2d 607 - Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
December 2015
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McClain v. State · Heidel v. State · 445 So. 2d 798 - Williams v. State · 719 So. 2d 180 - Dudley v. State · 790 So. 2d 773 - Conley v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he major purpose of an indictment is to furnish the accused such a description of the charges against him as will enable him to adequately prepare his defense. Thus, all that is required in this regard is a concise and clear statement of the elements of the crime charged.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[w]hether the indictment read `assault' or `attempted assault' makes no difference-it is the same crime.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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