Hughes v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

52 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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The importance of finality in any justice system, including the criminal justice system, cannot be understated. It has long been recognized that, for several reasons, litigation must, at some point, come to an end. In terms of the availability of judicial resources, cases must eventually become final simply to allow effective appellate review of other cases.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 115 So. 3d 375 - Geter v. State · 162 So. 3d 954 - Rebecca Lee Falcon v. State of Florida

2. “[w]hen the United States Supreme Court or this Court renders a decision favorable to criminal defendants, . . . [w]e have held that such decisions apply in all cases to convictions that are not yet final— that is convictions for which an appellate court mandate has not yet issued.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Frederic v. State · Cortes v. State

3. “[T]he issue is whether such cases [as Apprendi ] can be applied to defendants whose convictions already were final when the decision was rendered.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 911 So. 2d 813 - Isaac v. State · 955 So. 2d 517 - Galindez v. State