Carmona v. Ward’s Empirical Analysis

1977

Citation profile

cited by 12 later decisions

cited 1 times by the Supreme Court

states following

September 1980

most recently cited

5 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

Relationships

Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 844 (§ 404 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 848 (§ 408 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 849 (§ 409 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)

Relies on Brady v. United States · Gregg v. Georgia · Furman v. Georgia · Picard v. Connor · Robinson v. State of California

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

“a punishment is `excessive' and unconstitutional if it [either] (1) makes no measurable contribution to acceptable goals of punishment and hence is nothing more than the purposeless and needless imposition of pain and suffering; or (2) is grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
e.g. Carmona Et Al. v. Ward, Correctional Commissioner, Et Al. · 354 So. 2d 1356 - State v. Terrebonne
“A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree when he knowingly and unlawfully sells:”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
e.g. Carmona Et Al. v. Ward, Correctional Commissioner, Et Al. · Carmona v. Ward
“On April 27, 1972, Ms. Fowler was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument (Penal Law § 220.45) and criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the second degree (Penal Law § 220.50). She was adjudged guilty of both charges and sentenced to three years probation. On June 29, 1972, she was arrested and charged with prostitution (Penal Law § 230.00). She was found guilty on August 9, 1972, and was sentenced to one year’s probation. On February 22, 1973, she was again arrested, charged with prostitution and found guilty on July 30,1973. On July 10,1973, she was arrested and charged with obstructing government administration (Penal Law § 195.05), possession of a dangerous drug (Penal Law § 220.05) [now repealed] and possession of stolen property (Penal Law § 165.45). These charges were dismissed because she pleaded guilty to another charge on July 30,1973. On July 12, 1973, she was arrested and charged with petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25), criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree (Penal Law § 165.40), and possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25). On July 30,1973, she was convicted of petit larceny and conditionally discharged on three years probation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
e.g. Carmona v. Ward

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.