State v. Mason’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In Montgomery, 897 So.2d 1282 , the Florida Supreme Court approved of the Fourth District Court's decision in Montgomery v. State, 821 So.2d 464 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002), and disapproved of this Court’s decision in Negron v. State, 799 So.2d 1126 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001), the First District Court's decision in Batchelor v. State, 729 So.2d 956 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999), and the Second District Court’s decision in State v. Freeman, 775 So.2d 344 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000), and departed from its own holding in Garron v. State, 528 So.2d 353 (Fla.1988). This Court issued several opinions in reliance on this line of cases, in which it held that a no contest plea followed by a withhold of adjudication is not a "conviction." See, e.g., Cella v. State, 831 So.2d 716 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002); St. Lawrence v. State, 785 So.2d 728, 730 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). In light of the supreme court's decision in Montgomery, 897 So.2d 1282 , these cases are of questionable viability.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 43 So. 3d 854 - Price v. State · Scott v. State

2. “The courts’ job in construing a statute is to give effect to the Legislature’s intent. State v. J.M., 824 So.2d 105, 109 (Fla. 2002). To determine legislative intent, courts look first to the plain language of the statute. Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 768 So.2d 432, 435 (Fla.2000).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Demings v. Orange County Citizens Review Board · 1 So. 3d 1152 - Hennis v. City Tropics Bistro, Inc.