Dickerson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1998

Citation profile

cited by 7 later decisions

states following

December 2006

most recently cited

7 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on 691 So. 2d 929 - Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Russell · 403 So. 2d 867 - Harrigill v. State · Denton v. Maples · 300 So. 2d 788 - Dyer v. State · 565 So. 2d 545 - Griffin v. State

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

“a judge may not alter or vacate a sentence once the term of court in which the defendant was sentenced has ended.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. 944 So. 2d 891 - Creel v. State · 792 So. 2d 950 - Presley v. State
“(a) That the conviction or the sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution or laws of Mississippi; (b) That the trial court was without jurisdiction to impose [the] sentence; (c) That the statute under which the conviction and/or sentence was obtained is unconstitutional; (d) That the sentence exceeds the maximum authorized by law; (e) That there exists evidence of material facts, not previously presented and heard, that requires vacation of the conviction or sentence in the interest of justice; (f) That his plea was made involuntarily; (g) That his sentence has expired; his probation, parole or conditional release unlawfully revoked; or he is otherwise unlawfully held in custody; (h) That he is entitled to an out-of-time appeal; or (i) That the conviction or sentence is otherwise subject to collateral attack upon any grounds of alleged error heretofore available under any common law, statutory or other writ, motion, petition, proceeding or remedy[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 944 So. 2d 891 - Creel v. State
“The only statutory authority to resentence [a convicted felon] is the Post Conviction Relief Act. This act establishes the criteria which must be present before the court acquires jurisdiction to consider resentencing a criminal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 944 So. 2d 891 - Creel v. State

How this case has been treated — in progress

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