969 So. 2d 845 - Graves v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the protection against double jeopardy is a fundamental right.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rowland v. State · 980 So. 2d 959 - Roncali v. State

2. “each contains an element not present in the other; if not, they are labeled the same offense for double-jeopardy purposes, and successive prosecutions and/or punishments are constitutionally barred.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Armstrong Knight v. State of Mississippi · Vickers v. State

3. “[a] single act may be an offense against two statutes; and if each statute requires proof of an additional fact which the other does not, an acquittal or conviction under either statute does not exempt the defendant from prosecution and punishment under the other.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vickers v. State · Commonwealth v. Niels N.