State v. Dycus’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(b)(1) A violation of § 89-17-bl7,[ 2 ] or a conspiracy to violate the section, that occurs on the grounds or facilities of any school or within one thousand feet (1,000’) of the real property that comprises a public or private elementary school ... shall be punished one (1) classification higher than is provided in § 39-17-417(b)-(i) for such violation. [[Image here]] (c) Notwithstanding any other law or the sentence imposed by the court to the contrary, a defendant sentenced for a violation of subsection (b) shall be required to serve at least the minimum sentence for the defendant’s appropriate range of sentence. Any sentence reduction credits the defendant may be eligible for or earn shall not operate to permit or allow the release of the defendant prior to full service of the minimum sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of Tennessee v. Stanley Bernard Gibson

2. “assign a statute the full effect of the legislative intent without restricting or expanding the intended scope of the statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chuck's Package Store v. City of Morristown

3. “every word in the statute has meaning and purpose and should be given full effect”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chuck's Package Store v. City of Morristown