State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) The offender is convicted of a felony that is not a violent offense or sex offense...., (b) The offender has no current or prior convictions for a sex offense or violent offense.... (c) For a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act under chapter 69.50 RCW ..., the offense involved only a small quantity of the particular controlled substance as determined by the judge upon consideration of such factors as the weight, purity, packaging, sale price, and street value of the controlled substance; and (d) The offender has not been found ... to be subject to a deportation detainer or order and does not become subject to a deportation order during the period of the sentence.”

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

2. “THE COURT: I'm not of a mind to give DOSAs. If somebody doesn't make it through [drug court], I'm basically saying that they're not amenable to treatment, and— DEFENDANT: Okay.”

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

3. “I am not of a mind to give DOSAs [to people who do not make it through drug court].”

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