947 So. 2d 774 - State v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
May 2018
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 338 So. 2d 584 - State v. Crosby · 775 So. 2d 1022 - State v. Casey · 753 So. 2d 801 - State v. Broadway · 688 So. 2d 473 - State v. Hawkins · 809 So. 2d 1093 - State v. Huckabay
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Legislation is the solemn expression of legislative will, and therefore, the interpretation of a law involves primarily the search for the legislature’s intent. The interpretation of a statute starts with the language of the statute itself. When a law is clear and unambiguous and its application does not lead to absurd consequences, the law shall be applied as written, and no further interpretation may be made in search of the intent of the legislature.”
2 later decisions 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.