Fagaragan v. State.’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. “In establishing the minimum term, the HPA considers a variety of factors including the prisoner's characteristics and the nature of the underlying offense. See State v. Bernades , 71 Haw. 485 , 490, 795 P.2d 842 , 845 (1990). Section III of the HPA Guidelines requires the Order Establishing Minimum Terms of Imprisonment to include the "specific minimum term(s) established in years and/or months, the level of punishment (Level I, II, or III) under which the inmate falls, and the significant criteria upon which the decision was based."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. St. Clair v. State

2. “[t]he offense was against a person(s) and the offender displayed a callous and/or cruel disregard for the safety and welfare of others.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. St. Clair v. State

3. “is deemed 'filed' . . . on the day it is tendered to prison officials[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Olepau v. Hawaiian Homes Commission.