Connolly v. State’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. ““The records in that [Oklahoma] automobile larceny case do not show that the judgment and sentence have ever been entered in that case. “ ‘The term “judgment” means the adjudication of the court based upon a plea of guilty by the defendant....’ Rule 1(a), A.R.Crim.P.Temp. ‘The term “sentence” means the pronouncement by the court of the penalty imposed upon the defendant after a judgment of guilty.’ Rule 1(b).. See Rules 26.1(a)(1) and (2), A.R.Crim.P. ... Upon remand, if the State seeks to invoke this prior felony, in addition to showing that the appellant received proper notification, the State should also show that there had in fact been an actual conviction.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 632 So. 2d 590 - Connolly v. State

2. “[Connolly's] sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole be reduced to life imprisonment, unless the State could show that [Connolly] was given proper notice of all three convictions before both the second and third sentence hearings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte State

3. “the State may use at the second [or subsequent] sentencing only those prior felony convictions of which the defendant was given proper notice before the first sentencing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte State