172 So. 3d 61 - State v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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

1. “If the defendant denies the multiple offender allegations then the burden is on the State to prove (1) the existence of a prior guilty plea, and (2) that defendant was represented by counsel when the plea was taken. Once the State proves those two things, the burden then shifts to the defendant to produce affirmative evidence showing (1) an infringement of his rights, or (2) a procedural irregularity in the taking of the plea. Only if the Isdefendant meets that burden of proof does the burden shift back to the State to prove the constitutionality of the guilty plea.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hickman · 204 So. 3d 650 - State v. Thomas

2. “[he] is exceptional, which in this context means that because of unusual circumstances, the defendant is a victim of the legislature's failure to assign sentences that are meaningfully tailored to the culpability of the offender, the gravity of the offense, and the circumstances of the case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 201 So. 3d 379 - State v. Williams · 245 So. 3d 15 - State v. Brazell

3. “failed to sentence [the defendant] in accordance with La. C.Cr.P. art. 894.1(C), and in light of the circumstances of the [d]efendant's life, addiction, and history as a non-violent offender,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Taylor