93 So. 3d 56 - Fair v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
April 2017
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 872 So. 2d 711 - Williams v. State · 973 So. 2d 1003 - Smith v. State · 821 So. 2d 883 - Williams v. State · 872 So. 2d 758 - Waites v. State · Harris v. State
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Under Mississippi law, “the penalty for the sale of cocaine ... is the same regardless of the quantity sold.” Therefore, “the amount of cocaine sold is ... not an essential element of the crime.” As such, an indictment is not defective for failing to list a quantity of cocaine in the context of a sale of cocaine charge. In fact, Mississippi law is clear that a quantity or amount of cocaine is not required to be listed in the indictment for a charge of sale of cocaine.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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