Atkinson v. People’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““A contrary conclusion would simply put a premium on crime because, * * the difficulty of adequately punishing repeated felonies would be so great as to be practically unsurmountable. Hence a culprit who had committed an offense might devote his life to the perpetration of others, safe in the assurance of absolute immunity beyond a single sentence.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2 Ariz. App. 580 - State v. Owen