In re Canfield’s Empirical Analysis

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14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In our opinion, the language of the act clearly indicates that the intention of the legislature was to assure to the convict a prescribed reduction upon compliance with the rules of the prison, which should be made known to him from time to time, and this right .to earn a reduction of the term was one of which he could not be deprived. Such was the view taken by the court in Re Walsh, 87 Mich. 466 ( 49 N. W. 606 ); and the supreme court of Massachusetts reached a similar conclusion in relation to an act of that State upon which its opinion was asked by the governor ( 13 Gray, 618 ).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Mann

2. “‘ ‘ This is not a case where the law has authorized the imposition of an increased penalty for a second offense, but one where a certain class of offenders are denied the benefits of, a certain rule made for the maintenance of good order in the prison.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Miller