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← 928 SO2D 1254 - Hargrove v. State

Hargrove v. State’s Empirical Analysis

2006

Citation profile

16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
July 2019
most recently cited

15 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on 609 So. 2d 716 - Skelton v. State · Cruz v. State · E.A.M. v. State · K.A.K. v. State · 793 So. 2d 83 - Downard v. State

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

  1. “Knowledge of and ability to control the contraband cannot be inferred solely from the defendant's proximity to the contraband in a jointly-occupied vehicle; rather, the State must present independent proof of the defendant's knowledge and ability to control the contraband.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “When a vehicle is jointly occupied, a defendant's `[m]ere proximity to contraband is insufficient to establish constructive possession.'”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage
  3. “To establish constructive possession, the State must 'prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew of the presence of the illegal items [and] was able to exercise dominion and control over them.'”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.