Coffey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Thus, the Governor’s power to pardon for an offense is expressly conditioned upon there having been a conviction for that offense, and the jurisdiction of this Court to entertain a claim for unjust imprisonment is expressly conditioned upon a Claimant first having received a pardon. It, therefore, appears self-evident that we cannot entertain a claim for unjust imprisonment unless there has first been a conviction, and then a pardon issued in accordance with . . . the Constitution, which conditions the Governor’s power to pardon upon the existence of a conviction.” Coffey v. State (1977), 31 Ill. Ct. Cl. 350, 352 .”

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

2. ““The Governor may grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons, after conviction, for all offenses on such terms as he thinks proper. The manner of applying therefore may be regulated by law.” (Emphasis added.) (Ill. Const. 1970, art. V, sec. 12.)”

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