376 So. 2d 146 - State v. Alexander’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “Although the sentence imposed is legal in every respect, the court may amend or change the sentence, within the legal limits of its discretion, prior to the beginning of execution of the sentence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Garrett · 438 So. 2d 203 - State v. Stephens

2. “[Tjhat the trial court’s jurisdiction to amend the sentence [under C.Cr.P. art. 881] is limited by La.C.Cr.P. art. 916, which divests the trial court of jurisdiction to amend the sentence, except under limited circumstances — to correct an illegal sentence or to allow credit for all or part of the time served pending the appeal. La.C.Cr.P. art. 916(3); see, also, La.C.Cr.P. arts. 881 and 913(B). We find that the legislative intent there expressed is that, while a trial judge retains jurisdiction to modify an unap-pealed legal sentence prior to commencement of its execution, he is divested of that jurisdiction by an appeal which affirms the sentence. See Official Revision Comment, La.C.Cr.P. art. 881.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Batiste

3. “prior to the beginning of [the] execution of the sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 377 So. 2d 264 - State v. Battaglia