9 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 503 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Wyatt v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyatt v. State Anchor | green | “that the sentence is void or that the confinement is illegal.” | 155 |
| 2 | Stephenson v. Carlton | green | “a void judgment 'is one in which the judgment is facially invalid because the court lacked jurisdiction or authority to render the judgment or because the defendant's sentence has expired.' we have recognized that a sentence imposed in direct contravention of a statute, for exam…” | 111 |
| 3 | Wyatt v. State | green | “such relief is available only when it appears from the face of the judgment or the record of the proceedings that a trial court was without jurisdiction to sentence a defendant or that a defendant's sentence of imprisonment or other restraint has expired.” | 63 |
| 4 | May v. Carlton | green | “an illegal sentence, one whose imposition directly contravenes a statute, is considered void and may be set aside at any time.” | 58 |
| 5 | Wyatt v. State | green | “the sentence is void or that the confinement is illegal.” | 56 |
| 6 | Summers v. State | green | “properly may choose to summarily dismiss a petition for failing to comply with the statutory procedural requirements.” | 32 |
| 7 | Benson v. State | green | “a statutory prerequisite for eligibility to seek habeas corpus relief is that the petitioner must be 'imprisoned or restrained of liberty' by the challenged convictions.” | 13 |
| 8 | Benson v. State | green | “must be 'imprisoned or restrained of liberty' by the challenged convictions.” | 8 |
| 9 | Benson v. State | green | “the phrase 'restrained of liberty' has generally been interpreted to include any limitation placed upon a person's freedom of action, including such restraints as conditions of parole or probation, or an order requiring a person to remain in one city.” | 7 |
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