State v. Quaweay’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the sentence is imposed, or within one hundred and twenty (120) days after receipt by the court of a mandate of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island issued upon affir-mance of the judgment or dismissal of the appeal, or within one hundred and twenty (120) days after receipt by the court of a mandate or order of the Supreme Court of the United States issued upon affirmance or the judgment, dismissal of the appeal, or denial of a writ of certiorari. * * * The court may reduce a sentence, the execution of which has been suspended, upon revocation of probation.” Super. R.Crim. P. 35(a).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Brown

2. ““The court may correct a sentence imposed in an illegal manner and it may reduce any sentence when a motion is filed within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the sentence is imposed, or within one hundred and twenty (120) days after receipt by the court of a mandate of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island issued upon affirmance of the judgment or dismissal of the appeal ‡ ‡ ‡ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ballard