Pratt v. Holland’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 2016
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 160 W. Va. 781 - Rhodes v. Leverette · 166 W. Va. 202 - State v. Houston · 165 W. Va. 179 - State Ex Rel. Faircloth v. Catlett
Most-quoted passages
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“Whereupon, the Court, after a review of the pre-sentence investigation made by the Department of Corrections, and the statements of counsel, and testimony presented to the Court, does hereby order that the defendant, Raymond Pratt, be confined in the West Virginia Penitentiary at Mounds-ville, West Virginia, for life, with credit for time previously served on this matter. It is the intention of this Court that [Pratt] shall be eligible for parole, after serving a minimum of ten (10) years on this sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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