Ellis v. Norris’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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We think a fair interpretation of this footnote is that it was not a disadvantage in the form of the lost opportunity to reduce the prison sentence that was dispositive in Weaver. Rather, it was the fact that a reduction in the amount of good time that was automatically awarded operated to increase the length ;of time Weaver would be in prison. In other words, the disadvantage suffered by Weaver, in the form of an increase in the punishment for his crime, is within the scope of the Ex Post Facto Clause. Consequendy, Weaver is not helpful to Ellis unless the repeal of “extra good time” actually operates to increase his sentence, rather than merely remove his opportunity to reduce his time in prison. We hold that it does not.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Graham v. Norris · Brian K. Ellis v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

2. “but on whether any such change alters the definition of criminal conduct or increases the penalty by which a crime is punishable. 11 Morales, 514 U.S. at 506-07 n.3 (citation omitted), quoted in Ellis, 968 S.W.2d at 611. Thus, the Arkansas Supreme Court reasoned that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brian K. Ellis v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

3. “retrospective--that is, 'it must apply to events occurring before its enactment'--and it 'must disadvantage the offender affected by it' by altering the definition of criminal conduct or increasing the punishment for the crime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brian K. Ellis v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction