35 Mich. App. 706 - People v. Cohen’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “Statutes relating to the computation of time served under a sentence, and the allowance of credit thereon for time served under particular circumstances, were designed to confer a benefit on the lawfully detained, and may not be interpreted to his detriment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gillis v. Swenson

2. “. . . This statutory provision [referring to a similar statute in Michigan] is remedial and should be liberally construed and effectuate the salutary purpose sought to be achieved by the legislature in its enactment . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gillis v. Swenson