Black v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
5
states following
June 1986
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Skinner v. State of Oklahoma Williamson · Booze v. District Court of Lincoln County · In Re Opinion of the Judges · Chatman v. Page · Abbitt v. State
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““A. Except as authorized by this act, it shall be unlawful for any person: “1. To manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess with intent to manufac ture, distribute or dispense, a controlled dangerous substance; “2. To create, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute, a counterfeit controlled dangerous substance. “B. Any person who violates this section with respect to: “1. A substance classified in Schedule I or II which is a narcotic drug or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is guilty of a felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years and a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). Such sentence shall not be subject to statutory provisions for suspended sentences, deferred sentences or probation except where the conviction is for a first offense. The provisions of this paragraph shall be applicable to all cases under this paragraph whether or not judgment and sentence on the effective date of this act have become final. “2. Any other controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule I, II, III or IV is guilty of a felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than ten (10) years and a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Such sentence shall not be subject to statutory provisions for suspended sentences, deferred senténces or probation except where the conviction is for a first offense. The provision”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Kovash v. State · Atwood v. State“shall be separate and distinct, and neither shall exercise the powers properly belonging to either of the others.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Swart v. State“[I]t is the duty of each [branch of government] to abstain from and oppose encroachments on another.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Swart v. State
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.