Mainiero v. Liburdi’s Empirical Analysis

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24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The legislature has a rational basis to impose whatever guidelines and procedures it deemed appropriate. Section 53a-39 used the severity of the crime and length of incarceration as guidelines for rehabilitation and public safety . . . Accordingly, the distinctions drawn between sentences of different lengths and corresponding available alternatives or reduced punishments are rationally related. Section 53a-39 (rev'd 1989) is neither irrational nor arbitrary. In sum, the legislature has prescribed a statutorily harmonious and constitutional scheme for sentence modification, sentence review and intensive probation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 3196 - State v. Corrigan, No. Mv 10-6028 62 (Aug. 21, 1997)

2. “[a] party contesting a statute's constitutionality has a heavy burden to prove unconstitutionality beyond a reasonable doubt”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 8203 - Miller v. Warden, No. 556724 (Jun. 26, 2002)