716 So. 2d 745 - Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
September 2012
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Faretta v. California · Gideon v. Wainwright · Carnley v. Cochran · Hudson v. Palmer
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“`The issue of an illegal or improper sentence may be raised [on direct appeal] even where no objection was raised at sentencing. Ex parte Brannon, 547 So.2d 68 (Ala. 1989).'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Matters concerning unauthorized sentences are jurisdictional and, therefore, can be reviewed even if they have not been preserved.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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