State v. PRION’s Empirical Analysis

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15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[the preservation rule does not apply 'because an legal sentence is void and, like issues of jurisdiction, [may be raised] at any time' '' State v. Candedo, 2010 UT 32, ¶ 9 , 232 P.3d 1008 (second alteration in original) (quoting State v. Telford, 2002 UT 51, ¶ 5 , 48 P.3d 228 ). "A sentence imposed in contravention of the Double Jeopardy Clause is an 'illegal sentence'-even under a 'narrowly cireumscribed' construction of rule 22(e).”

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

2. “Preservation rules ... enhance efficiency and fairness and generally assure that most claims are raised and resolved in the first instance by the original trial court.... [MJost claims are barred if they are not presented in time to be resolved in the initial proceedings in the district court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Torian v. Craig

3. “three separate protections: (1) protection against a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal, (2) protection against a second prosecution for the same offense after conviction, and (3) protection against multiple punishments for the same offense.”

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