754 So. 2d 1207 - Carter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “in its totality violates the limits imposed by the statutes and offends the intent of the legislature in restricting the duration of punishment imposed by the courts.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 879 So. 2d 1050 - Miller v. State · 872 So. 2d 96 - Brown v. State

2. “is incorrect and is therefore overruled.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 954 So. 2d 530 - Davis v. State · 872 So. 2d 96 - Brown v. State

3. “a suspended sentence. Furthermore, a trial court may impose a suspended sentence for a term up to the maximum sentence allowed by law. Under Mississippi law, a trial court may only impose probation for a maximum of five (5) years. Miss.Code Ann. § 47-7-37 (Supp.1999). In spite of these differences between the suspended sentence and probation, section 47-7-33 confuses suspended sentences and probation and treats them as one in the same. [6] This is evidenced by the language,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Robinson v. State · Johnson v. State