State v. Montgomery’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

47 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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]n any case where an offender is to be sentenced to life imprisonment for a conviction of first degree murder ( R.S. 14:30 ) or second degree murder ( R.S. 14:30.1 ) where the offender was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the commission of the offense ... to determine whether the sentence shall be imposed with or without parole eligibility pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:574.4(E).”

   11 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 227 So. 3d 296 - State v. Rubin · State v. Lewis

2. “[i]n resentencing, the District Court shall determine whether relator was”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Henry · 243 So. 3d 1253 - State v. Bradley

3. “meaningful opportunity to obtain release”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Harvin · 247 So. 3d 199 - State v. Francis