Ex Parte Madding’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

42 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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “it is the pronouncement of sentence that is the appealable event, and the written sentence or order simply memorializes it and should comport therewith.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Moore, Jammie Lee · Venegas v. State

2. “A defendant has a due process 'legitimate expectation' that the sentence he heard orally pronounced in the courtroom is the same sentence that he will be required to serve.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ette v. State · Venegas v. State

3. “A trial court's pronouncement of sentence is oral, while the judgment, including the sentence assessed, is merely the written declaration and embodiment of that oral pronouncement.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McClinton v. State · Ette, Eddie Offiong