Fulgham v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “1. The court must consider whether the -statute affects a constitutional right. 2. If the statute implicates no constitutionally protected right, the court should consider whether the statute is imper-missibly vague in all of its applications, applying the statute to the complainant’s conduct before coilsidering any hypothetical scenarios. In applying the statute to the facts at hand, the court must consider whether the -complainant had notice of what conduct is prohibited and whether law enforcement had definite standards to avoid arbitrary enforcement,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. State · 182 So. 3d 484 - Stephen Nolan v. State of Mississippi

2. “It is unlawful for any officer or employee of the department, of any county sheriffs department, of any private correctional facility in this state in which offenders are confined or for any other person or offender to possess, furnish, attempt to furnish, or assist in furnishing to any offender confined in this state any weapon, deadly weapon, unauthorized electronic device, cell phone, or any of its components or accessories to include, but not limited to, Subscriber Information Module (SIM) cards, chargers, etc., or contraband item. It is unlawful for any person or offender to take, attempt to take, or assist in taking any weapon, deadly weapon, unauthorized electronic device, cell phone or any of its components or accessories to include, but not limited to, Subscriber Information Module (SIM) cards, chargers, etc., or contraband item on property belonging to the department which is occupied or used by offenders, except as authorized by law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 150 So. 3d 157 - Carl Anthony Houston, Jr. v. State of Mississippi

3. “It is unlawful for any officer or employee of the department, of any county sheriffs department, of any private correctional facility in this state in which offenders are confined, of any municipal or other correctional facility in this state, or for any other person or offender to possess, furnish, attempt to furnish, or assist in furnishing to any offender confined in this state any weapon, deadly weapon, unauthorized electronic device, contraband item, or cell phone or any of its components or accessories.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 121 So. 3d 960 - Hicks v. State