Booth v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When reviewing a district court’s decision to grant or deny a petition for post-conviction relief following an evidentiary hearing, this Court will not disturb the district court’s factual findings unless they are clearly erroneous. I.R.C.P. 52(a); Murray v. State, 121 Idaho 918, 921 , 828 P.2d 1323, 1326 (Ct. App. 1992). A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel presents a mixed question of law and fact. Murray, 121 Idaho at 921 , 828 P.2d at 1326 ; Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 698 [ 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2070 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674, 700 ] (1984). When faced with a mixed question of fact and law, the Court will defer to the district court’s factual findings if supported by substantia] evidence, but will exercise free review over the application of the relevant law to those facts. Murray, 121 Idaho at 921-22 , 828 P.2d at 1326-27 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. John David Wurdemann v. State

2. “Because I.C. § 18-4004 authorizes "a minimum period of confinement of not less than ten (10) years," Griffith contends that his fixed term may not be more than ten years. Griffith's argument distorts the meaning of the statute. In substance, he contends that the ten-year minimum fixed sentence authorized by the statute is instead a ten-year maximum fixed term. The statute actually authorizes for first degree murder a unified sentence of life with a fixed term of any duration between ten years and life.”

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

3. “a defendant convicted of first-degree murder automatically receives an indeterminate life sentence with a fixed term of ten years, while a defendant convicted of second-degree murder only faces a unified term of not less than ten years.”

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