State v. Dickey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

127 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 127 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “' "(1) a sentence imposed by a court without jurisdiction; (2) a sentence that does not conform to the applicable statutory provision, either in the character or the term of authorized punishment; or (3) a sentence that is ambiguous with respect to the time and manner in which it is to be served.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Warrior · State v. Donahue

2. “court may correct an illegal sentence at any time.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Thomas · State v. Lacey

3. “[A] defendant's stipulation or failure to object at sentencing will prevent the defendant from later challenging the existence of the convictions listed in his or her criminal history. But a stipulation or lack of an objection regarding how those convictions should be classified or counted as a matter of law for the purpose of determining the defendant's criminal history score will not prevent a subsequent challenge under K.S.A. 22-3504(1) of his or her prior convictions. [Citation omitted.]”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Thomas · State v. Hankins