State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although the fine imposed is due immediately, the possibility that the defendant may be incarcerated for his failure to pay will not arise, as a practical matter, until he has served his sentence . . . . The defendant may, in fact, be able to pay his fine at the expiration of his sentence. If the defendant is unable to pay the fine at the expiration of his sentence, he will have remedies available . . . . We conclude that the defendant's claim is not yet ripe for review, because no penalty has been imposed for his failure to pay the fine.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1996 Conn. Super. Ct. 2749 - Kurtz v. Barbieri, No. Cv 94 0364865 (Mar. 20, 1996)

2. “a challenge to the fine imposed is not ripe for review until the failure to pay becomes the cause of any prolonged incarceration”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1996 Conn. Super. Ct. 2749 - Kurtz v. Barbieri, No. Cv 94 0364865 (Mar. 20, 1996)