975 So. 2d 500 - Smith v. Melcher’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress in such person and serves no legitimate purpose.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lukacs v. Luton · Cs Ex Rel. Das v. Tsp

2. “assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, or false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death, by a person against any other person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cs Ex Rel. Das v. Tsp

3. “two incidents of violence or stalking committed by the respondent, one of which must have been within 6 months of the filing of the petition, which are directed against the petitioner or the petitioner's immediate family member.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lukacs v. Luton