State v. Garcia’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 43 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 45 later decisions — most recently November 2013 · most notably Levine v. Manson (1985), State v. Cocio (1985)
2 federal appellate · 43 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Solem v. Helm · Enmund v. Florida · 34 Cal. 3d 441 - People v. Dillon · State v. Celaya · State v. Thomas
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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Repeat offenders have typically received more severe sentences than first offenders (citations omitted). Likewise, dangerous offenders have received more serious sentences than those who are considered nondangerous (citations omitted). In light of the fact that the offense was committed while on probation, a life sentence is not unduly harsh. As we have previously stated, “the legislature has determined the appropriate punishment for defendant’s crime. We need not determine whether the sentence is fair in our view or whether we would impose the same sentence. We must determine only whether it violates the Eighth Amendment as being excessively harsh.” (citations omitted)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Noriega“The standard for determining effective assistance of counsel is “whether under the circumstances the attorney showed at least minimal competence in representing the criminal defendant.” State v. Watson, 134 Ariz. 1, 4 , 653 P.2d 351, 354 (1982). The focus is on quality of representation rather than the effect of that representation on the outcome of the trial. Disagreements in trial tactics will not support a claim of ineffectiveness as long as the conduct has some reasoned basis. Id. The defendant must show ineffective assistance of counsel by a preponderance of the evidence. Id. at 5 , 653 P.2d at 355 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Prince“An instruction on a lesser-included offense is proper * * * if the crime is a lesser-included offense to the one charged and if the evidence otherwise supports the giving of the instruction. To constitute a lesser-included offense, the offense must be composed solely of some but not all of the elements of the greater crime so that it is impossible to have committed the crime charged without having committed the lesser one.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. McNair
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.