State v. Clarke’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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

1. “[T]he court shall impose a sentence to a maximum term consisting of the statutory maximum sentence for the offense and a minimum term either within the standard sentence range for the offense, or outside the standard sentence range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535, if the offender is otherwise eligible for such a sentence.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Monroe · 140 Wash. App. 313 - State v. Halsey

2. “An exceptional sentence upward may be reversed on appeal if (1) under a clearly erroneous standard, the trial court's reasons for imposing the sentence are not supported by the record, (2) those reasons do not justify the exceptional sentence as a matter of law, or (3) under an abuse of discretion standard, the exceptional sentence is clearly too excessive or clearly too lenient.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 156 Wash. 2d 880 - State v. Clarke · State v. Clarke

3. “is akin to Washington's former indeterminate sentencing regime, where the trial court imposed the maximum sentence and the parole board set a minimum sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Clarke