State v. Samuel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 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.'”

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

2. “State v. Swafford , 306 Kan. 537 , 540-41, 394 P.3d 1188 (2017). Whether a sentence is illegal within the statutory meaning is a question of law over which appellate courts have unlimited review. State v. Alford , 308 Kan. 1336 , Syl. ¶ 2, 429 P.3d 197 (2018) ; State v. Mitchell , 284 Kan. 374 , 376, 162 P.3d 18 (2007). Donahue claims the district court was without jurisdiction to impose a sentence that violates the Eighth Amendment. In 2016, when Donahue filed this motion, our caselaw defined”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Donahue

3. “the circumstances under which a sentence is deemed illegal for K.S.A. 22-3504 purposes are 'narrowly and specifically defined.' " Samuel , 309 Kan. at 157 , 432 P.3d 666 . When Roberts filed his motion in 2016, Kansas caselaw defined "illegal sentence”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Roberts