Miller v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the total number of years of incarceration plus the total number of years of post-release supervision shall not exceed the maximum sentence authorized to be imposed by law for the felony committed.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. State · 982 So. 2d 1042 - Long v. State

2. “. . . IT IS, therefore, Ordered and Adjudged by the Court that the Defendant be and he/she is hereby sentenced to serve a term of Twenty year(s) in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections at a facility to be designated by said department, that Twelve year(s) of said sentence shall be and the same is hereby suspended and that the defendant shall be placed under Post-Release Supervision upon the release from the term of incarceration for a period of Five year(s) pursuant to Mississippi Code Section 47-7-34, and the suspension of said sentence is based on the following conditions: (a) Defendant shall hereafter commit no offenses against the laws of this or any state of the United States, or the United States; (b) Avoid injurious or vicious habits; (c) Avoid person or places of disreputable or harmful character; (d) Report to the Department of Corrections, as directed by it; (e) Permit the Field Officer to visit him at home or elsewhere; (f) Work faithfully at suitable employment so far as possible; (g) Remain within a specified area unless authorized to leave on proper application therefor (h) Support his dependents; (i) That I do hereby waive extradition to the State of Mississippi from any jurisdiction in or outside the United States where I may be found and also agree that I will not contest any effort by any jurisdiction to return me to the State of Mississippi. (j) Shall pay to the Department of Corrections the sum of $25.00 per month by "certified check" o”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 982 So. 2d 1042 - Long v. State · 910 So. 2d 12 - Sweat v. State

3. “the limited purpose of correcting that portion of the sentence which requires post-release supervision for a period of excess of five years.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 910 So. 2d 12 - Sweat v. State