People v. Roddy’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. ““The hope of earlier release is a great incentive to a prisoner to participate in the educational and rehabilitation programs provided in modem penal institutions. Excessive minimum sentences, imposed by the courts, may defeat the effectiveness of the parole system by making mandatory the incarceration of a prisoner long after effective rehabilitation has been accomplished.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 31 Ill. App. 3d 500 - People v. Kane

2. ““AH penalties shaU be determined both according to the seriousness of the offense and with the objective of restoring the offender to useful citizenship. * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 31 Ill. App. 3d 500 - People v. Kane