State v. Lanthier’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “There is hereby created a court to be known and designated as the First Parish Court for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana the territorial boundaries of which shall be Wards 7, 8, 9 and 10, of the Parish of Jefferson, which is composed of all that territory in the parish of Jefferson lying east of the Mississippi River. La.R.S. 13:2561.1 Persons sentenced to fines or imprisonment may appeal to the 24th Judicial District Court, upon giving security for fines and costs, which appeals shall be tried de novo. La.R.S. 13:2561.11 (Emphasis added.) The Supreme Court has control of, and general supervisory jurisdiction over all inferior courts. The following cases only shall be appealable to the Supreme Court: (5) Criminal cases in which the penalty of death or imprisonment at hard labor may be imposed, or in which a fine exceeding three hundred dollars or imprisonment exceeding six months has been actually imposed. La.Const. art. VII, § 10(5). (Emphasis added.) The district courts have appellate jurisdiction, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, of the following cases: * * * all appeals from sentences imposing a fine or imprisonment by a mayor’s court or by a city or municipal court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Greff

2. “In making a determination of the appellate jurisdiction of criminal cases from city courts, these constitutional sections must be considered together. They effectively partition the appellate jurisdiction of such cases between the Supreme Court and district court. Under the first section, the Supreme Court has jurisdiction of appeals from city courts in all criminal cases in which the Court has actually imposed a fine exceeding $300 or imprisonment exceeding six months. State v. Kelly, 240 La. 923 , 125 So.2d 412 ; State v. White, 240 La. 926 , 125 So.2d 413 . Under section 36, it is clear that an appeal to the district court is authorized from all other criminal sentences by a city court imposing a fine or imprisonment. The right of appeal is linked to the gravity of the sentence rather than the nature of the offense. No distinction is made between offenses violative of state law and those contravening municipal ordinances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Greff