Proctor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[H]aving to file, read, and return a frivolous motion is almost as great a burden on the court's staff as the preparation of a ruling.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 903 So. 2d 999 - Henderson v. State · 878 So. 2d 470 - Gaffney v. State

2. “[I]n accordance with the Criminal Appeal Reform Act of 1996, and in order to conserve our strained judicial resources, we prohibit Proctor from filing any additional pro se appeals, pleadings, motions and petitions relating to his convictions and sentence in the underlying case. Any further pleadings filed in this court relating to his convictions and sentence must be reviewed and signed by an attorney, licensed to practice law in this state. The clerk of the court of the Fifth District Court of Appeal is directed not to accept any further pro se filings or pleadings from Kenya Laron Proctor regarding St. Johns County, 7th Judicial Circuit Court No. CF95-343.”

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

3. “The burden on our staff from such `frequent filers' is also great. This court's post-conviction caseload has increased by 90% in the last 10 years without any accompanying increase in the central staff.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 878 So. 2d 470 - Gaffney v. State