Winters v. Solem’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
July 1997
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Greenholtz v. Inmates of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex · Jago v. Van Curen · Dace v. Mickelson
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Parole is the discretionary conditional release of an inmate from actual penitentiary custody before the expiration of his term of imprisonment. The prisoner remains an inmate under the legal custody of the department of corrections until the expiration of his term of imprisonment. A prisoner is not required to accept a conditional parole. A prisoner is never entitled to parole. However, parole may be granted if in the judgment of the board of pardons and paroles granting a parole would be in the best interests of society and the prisoner. Neither this section or its application may be the basis for establishing a constitutionally protected liberty, property or due process interest in any prisoner. (Emphasis added.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Sieler
How this case has been treated — in progress
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