People v. Lombardo’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
March 2002
most recently cited
4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"The ability to depart is premised on a recognition that an objective instrument, no matter how well designed, will not fully capture the nuances of every case * * *;" a court is therefore permitted to bring its sound judgment and expertise to bear on an otherwise coldly objective exercise which seeks to quantify that which may prove to be highly subjective.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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