State v. James’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As a result of the fact that the statutory provisions at issue in th[e] case require consideration of the factors enunciated in Miller and its progeny and the fact that Miller and its progeny indicate that life without parole sentences for juveniles should be exceedingly rare and reserved for specifically described individuals, we see no basis for concluding that the absence of any requirement that the sentencing authority find the existence of aggravating circumstances or make any other narrowing findings prior to determining whether to impose a sentence of life without parole upon a juvenile convicted of first-degree murder on a basis other than the felony murder rule renders the sentencing process enunciated in [N.C. Gen. Stat.] §§ 15A-1340.19A to 15A-1340.19D unconstitutionally arbitrary or vague.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 516 - State v. Williams

2. “'irreparably corrupt' or 'permanently incorrigible' before the juvenile can be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 516 - State v. Williams

3. “the rare juvenile offender whose crime reflects irreparable corruption,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 516 - State v. Williams