134 So. 3d 1 - State v. Smoot’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
2
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
13 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Oliveaux · State v. Weiland · Miller v. Alabama · State v. Tate · State v. Van Winkle
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The trial court stated that it had taken into account the youth of defendant as well as his upbringing and previous criminal activity. Despite defendant’s youth, the court found that defendant preyed upon a particularly vulnerable individual who was a homeless, HIV positive drug addict. Further, the court also expressed astonishment that defendant shot this victim multiple times over a stereo. ... The court found this conduct demonstrated that defendant had “so little value [for] life” and exhibited a deliberate cruelty to the victim.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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