State v. Guerra’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “to remove from children committing delinquent acts the adult consequences of criminal behavior, but to still hold children committing delinquent acts accountable for their actions to the extent of the child's age, education, mental and physical condition, background and all other relevant factors, and to provide a program of supervision, care and rehabilitation, including rehabilitative restitution by the child to the victims of the child's delinquent act to the extent that the child is reasonably able to do so[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jose S. · State v. JOSE S.

2. “[t]he word `shall' as used in a statute is generally construed to be mandatory.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Starko, Inc. v. PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH PLAN · State v. JOSE S.

3. “[T]he maximum sentence that may be imposed upon a youthful offender convicted of a non-capital felony is the basic sentence prescribed by ... Section 31-18-15 ... plus any enhancements specifically made applicable to youthful offenders by the Legislature.”

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