State v. Pierce’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A general assertion is made that §8, ch. 31, Comp. Laws 1879 (G. S. 1949, 21-403), is unconstitutional, and void. No reasons are given nor any argument presented in support of this view. Said section fixes the minimum penalty for those convicted of murder in the second degree, and the maximum penalty is fixed by §291 of the same chapter. (G. S. 1949, 21-109.) Secs. 8 and 291 are to be construed together. These sections are valid, and constitutional.” (1. c. 154.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dunn v. Crouse