134 Ohio App. 3d 459 - State v. Quinn’s Empirical Analysis

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11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(B) * * * if the court imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony elects or is required to impose a prison term on the offender, the court shall impose the shortest prison term authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of this section, unless one or more of the following applies: {¶ 38} "* * * {¶ 39} "(2) The court finds on the record that the shortest prison term will demean the seriousness of the offender's conduct or will not adequately protect the public from future crime by the offender or others.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Alexander, Unpublished Decision (12-19-2003) · State v. Johns, Unpublished Decision (7-12-2004)

2. “which will provide in the mind of the trier of facts a firm belief or conviction as to the facts sought to be established.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Alexander, Unpublished Decision (12-19-2003) · State v. Johns, Unpublished Decision (7-12-2004)

3. “to protect the public from future crime by the offender and others and to punish the offender. To achieve those purposes, the sentencing court shall consider the need for incapacitating the offender, deterring the offender and others from future crime, rehabilitating the offender, and making restitution to the victim of the offense, the public, or both.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Huff, Unpublished Decision (10-20-2005)