State v. Harbor’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “exceptional, which ... means that because of unusual circumstances this defendant is a victim of the legislature's failure to assign sentences that are meaningfully tailored to the culpability of the offender, the gravity of the offense and the circumstances of the case.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Yrle · 848 So. 2d 149 - State v. Dupre

2. “(b) If the third felony is such that upon a first conviction, the offender would be punishable by imprisonment for any term less than his natural life then: \i- • • • (i) The person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a determinate term not less than two-thirds of the longest possible sentence for the conviction and not more than twice the longest possible sentence prescribed for a first conviction; or (ii) If the third felony or either of the two prior felonies is a felony defined as a crime of violence under R.S. 14:2(13) or as a violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law punishable by imprisonment for more than five years or any other crime punishable by imprisonment for more than twelve years, the person shall be imprisoned for the remainder of his natural life, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 868 So. 2d 896 - State v. Douglas

3. “had elapsed between the convictions. We considered the argument although the defendant had not raised the objection in the district court. We held that the absence in the record of sufficient evidence to meet the state's burden of proof of the facts supporting the habitual bill of information, particularly in regard to”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 16 So. 3d 398 - State v. Mosley