State v. Delgado’s Empirical Analysis

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59 state decisions

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

1. “[t]he subject matter jurisdiction requirement may not be waived by any party, and also may be raised by a party, or by the court sua sponte, at any stage of the proceedings, including on appeal.... State v. Taylor , 91 Conn.App. 788 , 791, 882 A.2d 682 , cert. denied, 276 Conn. 928 , 889 A.2d 819 (2005). At issue is whether the defendant has raised a colorable claim within the scope of Practice Book § 43-22 that would, if the merits of the claim were reached and decided in the defendant's favor, require correction of a sentence . Id., at 793, 882 A.2d 682 . In the absence of a colorable claim requiring correction, the trial court has no jurisdiction to modify the sentence . See id., at 793-94 , 882 A.2d 682 .”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 172 Conn. App. 352 - Turner v. State · 177 Conn. App. 242 - State v. Rivera

2. “[f]ollowing the enactment of No. 15-84 of the 2015 Public Acts (P.A. 15-84), now codified in part in General Statutes § 54-125a (f)... the defendant is now eligible for parole and can no longer claim that he is serving a sentence of life imprisonment, or its equivalent, without parole.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 177 Conn. App. 242 - State v. Rivera · State v. Boyd

3. “with direction to render judgment denying the defendant's motion to correct an illegal sentence.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 190 Conn. App. 1 - State v. Riley · State v. Boyd