State v. Wilson’s Empirical Analysis
1967
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
February 1969
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Bruce · State v. Cooper · State v. Davis · State v. . Daniels
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The sentences imposed by the court do not exceed the statutory maximum. G.S. 14-2, G.S. 14-54, G.S. 14-70 and G.S. 14-72; State v. Cooper, 256 N.C. 372 , 124 S.E. 2d 91 . When punishment does not exceed the limits fixed by the statute, it cannot be considered cruel and unusual punishment in a constitutional sense.’ State v. Davis, 267 N.C. 126 , 147 S.E. 2d 570 ; State v. Bruce, 268 N.C. 174 , 150 S.E. 2d 216 ; State v. Daniels, 197 N.C. 285 , 148 S.E. 244 .””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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