Holt v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"(1) the inmate was sentenced before May 25, 2000, the date the 2000 amendment to the HFOA became effective; (2) the inmate was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole pursuant to § 13A-5-9 (c)(3) and had no prior Class A felony convictions or was sentenced to life imprisonment pursuant to § 13A-5-9 (c)(2), see Prestwood[v. State , 915 So.2d 580 (Ala.Crim.App. *Page 297 2005)]; and (3) the inmate is a `nonviolent convicted offender.'"”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Buchannon v. State · White v. State

2. “[T]he fact that a crime is defined as a `violent offense' under § 13A-11-70 and/or § 12-25-32, although certainly a relevant and appropriate consideration, is not binding on a circuit court in determining whether an inmate is a `nonviolent convicted offender' within the meaning of § 13A-5-9.1. . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Butler v. State · 24 So. 3d 1170 - Calhoun v. State

3. “[A] circuit court is not required to resentence an inmate merely because it determines that the inmate is eligible for reconsideration of his or her sentence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Briggins v. State · 157 So. 3d 881 - Ex parte Robert Gill.