697 So. 2d 61 - Coslett v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
August 2005
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · Wolff v. McDonnell · Sandin v. Conner · Meachum v. Fano · Alaska v. Babbitt
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.
“[t]he opportunity to earn `good time' is a privilege, not a right, in Alabama”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“through good behavior. A higher classification is based on a prisoner's trustworthiness, willingness and ability to work, and behavior while in prison. Accordingly, a favorable evaluation of a prisoner's conduct may result in a move to a higher classification so that he can earn more”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.