103 Wash. 2d 1 - State v. Campbell’s Empirical Analysis

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21 federal appellate · 182 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 209 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) Whether there was sufficient evidence to justify the affirmative finding to the question posed by RCW 10.95.060(4) ["Having in mind the crime of which the defendant has been found guilty, are you convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that there are not sufficient mitigating circumstances to merit leniency?"]; and (b) Whether the sentence of death is excessive or disproportionate to the penalty imposed in similar cases, considering both the crime and the defendant. For the purposes of this subsection, "similar cases" means cases reported in the Washington Reports or Washington Appellate Reports since January 1, 1965, in which the judge or jury considered the imposition of capital punishment regardless of whether it was imposed or executed, and cases in which reports have been filed with the supreme court under RCW 10.95.120; (c) Whether the sentence of death was brought about through passion or prejudice.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 104 Wash. 2d 844 - State v. Bartholomew · 105 Wash. 2d 398 - State v. Jeffries

2. “reason to believe that there are not sufficient mitigating circumstances to merit leniency.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 104 Wash. 2d 844 - State v. Bartholomew · 111 Wash. 2d 691 - In Re the Personal Restraint of Harris

3. “(a) Whether there was sufficient evidence to justify the affirmative finding to the question posed by RCW 10.95-.060(4); and (b) Whether the sentence of death is excessive or disproportionate to the penalty imposed in similar cases, considering both the crime and the defendant. For the purposes of this subsection, "similar cases" means cases reported in the Washington Reports or Washington Appellate Reports since January 1, 1965, in which the judge or jury considered the imposition of capital pun ishment regardless of whether it was imposed or executed, and cases in which reports have been filed with the supreme court under RCW 10.95.120; and (c) Whether the sentence of death was brought about through passion or prejudice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 105 Wash. 2d 692 - State v. Kwan Fai Mak · 105 Wash. 2d 398 - State v. Jeffries