869 So. 2d 353 - Lawrence v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Every person in custody shall be taken, without unnecessary delay and within 48 hours of arrest, before a judicial officer or other person authorized by statute for an initial appearance.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harris v. Forrest County MS · 881 So. 2d 919 - Stewart v. State

2. “the States certainly have the right to enact rules and procedures to afford more rights than constitutionally required to those citizens who are criminally charged. However, when, as here, such a rule is enacted, and then violated, that rule violation does not necessarily rise to the level of a constitutional violation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bell v. State

3. “[i]f the procedure of Rule 6.03 is followed, the Fourth Amendment rights of the accused are protected; however, the converse does not necessarily follow — failure to follow the exact procedure of Rule 6.03 does not necessarily result in a Fourth Amendment violation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bell v. State