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← 158 WASH2D 280 - State v. Suleiman

State v. Suleiman’s Empirical Analysis

2006

Citation profile

14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
January 2011
most recently cited

13 state decisions

Relationships

Applies 18 U.S.C. § 924

Relies on United States v. Booker · Apprendi v. New Jersey · Blakely v. Washington · Shepard v. United States · Washington v. Recuenco

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. “[w]henever a sentence outside the standard sentence range is imposed, the court shall set forth the reasons for its decision in written findings of fact and conclusions of law.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “left only with the legal conclusion of whether the facts alleged and found were sufficiently substantial and compelling to warrant an exceptional sentence.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage
  3. “are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence,”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage

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.