State v. Saufua’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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The mandatory minimum sentencing provisions are intended to apply to sentences imposed for the underlying subsequent conviction which triggered application of the statute. Logically, the required period of unparoled imprisonment is subsumed within the maximum sentence imposed for that offense. This is in harmony with the statutory scheme. The consecutive sentence language of HRS § 706-606.5 necessarily must be read to allow the sentence on the underlying offense to be served consecutive to the sentence imposed for the prior offense or offenses.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kamanao · State v. Kamana'o

2. “any person convicted for some of the most serious and reprehensible felonies as defined by the [HPC] be sentenced, for each conviction after the first conviction[,] to a mandatory [minimum] sentence without the possibility of parole.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kamanao

3. “[w]ith the exception of special problems calling for extended terms of imprisonment, the statutes are intended to allow imposition of only one maximum length of imprisonment ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kamanao