State v. Dalziel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “standard is one of great deference and `[j]udges who exercise discretion and comply with the principles of sentencing remain free from the fear of second guessing.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 401 N.J. Super. 527 - State v. VD · 402 N.J. Super. 353 - State v. MA

2. “The test is not whether a reviewing court would have reached a different conclusion on what an appropriate sentence should be; it is whether, on the basis of the evidence, no reasonable sentencing court could have imposed the sentence under review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 402 N.J. Super. 353 - State v. MA

3. “is required to consider all of the aggravating and mitigating factors and to find those supported by the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 410 N.J. Super. 90 - State v. LV