State v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"All right. The court has read this article—read this presentence report and the gist of it is that Mr. Parker has five previous felony convictions. He has also juvenile records in Jefferson Parish as well as in Orleans Parish. The report indicates that he did or does take drugs and at the time of the incident involved in this case, he was also hung out on drugs—on alcohol. The court believes that this man is a threat to society. His past history—it's inconceivable that he can live peacefully in this society without violating the law. Therefore, because of his extensive past record and because of his great threat to society and because of his—under Article 894.1, I think that his chances of rehabilitating—I haven't seen anything that are mitigating circumstances that are required to be enumerated, and none of them have been presented to me, the court is going to sentence Mr. Parker to serve a period in the Louisiana Department of Corrections at hard labor for a term of ninety-nine years without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of the execution of the sentence. And it's so ordered."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 506 So. 2d 675 - State v. Parker

2. “[T]he taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another or that is in the immediate control of another, by use of force or intimidation, while armed with a dangerous weapon.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 494 So. 2d 1258 - State v. Woods