797 So. 2d 826 - Braxton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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

1. “never found a maximum penalty in a drug case— even if the sentences were to run consecutively—to be cruel and unusual punishment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 986 So. 2d 338 - Baskin v. State · 950 So. 2d 178 - Johnson v. State

2. “The credible evidence consistent with [the defendant’s] guilt must be accepted as true. The prosecution must be given the benefit of all favorable inferences that may be reasonably drawn from the evidence. Matters regarding the weight and credibility of the evidence are to be resolved by the jury. We are authorized to reverse only where, with respect to one or more of the elements of the offense charged, the evidence so considered is such that reasonable and fair-minded jurors could only find the accused not guilty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Collins v. State

3. “and therefore, is cruel and inhuman[e]. ¶ 24. Johnson was convicted for the sale of cocaine under Miss.Code Ann. § 41-29-139 and received the maximum sentence of thirty years, albeit twelve years were suspended, and the trial judge did not follow the State's recommendation to enhance the sentence an additional thirty years.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 950 So. 2d 178 - Johnson v. State