Sparks v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
September 1998
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Erie Lackawanna, Inc. · Cooper v. Florida · 461 So. 2d 109 - Ruffin v. Wainwright · West v. Texas · Johnson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“A prior conviction that was alleged for enhancement may be collaterally attacked if it is void (as it would be if it were based on a fundamentally defective indictment) (footnote omitted) or if it is tainted by a constitutional defect (as it would be if an indigent defendant had been denied counsel in a felony trial), (footnote omitted) Other, lesser infirmities in a prior conviction may not be raised by a collateral attack. Such infirmities include insufficiency of evidence (footnote omitted) and irregularities in the judgment or sentence, (footnote omitted) It does not matter that such infirmities might have resulted in a reversal had they been presented by an appeal.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Hadnot v. State · Ray v. State
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