State v. Solis-Diaz’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “judge's remarks at the first resentencing strongly suggest that, regardless of the information presented in mitigation, he is committed to the original standard range sentence of 1,111 months. Concern about whether on remand [the judge] could exercise discretion and consider mitigating evidence with an open mind is heightened by the judge's statement that the length of the sentence he imposed has had a deterrent effect on incidents of gang-related gun violence in”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 190 Conn. App. 1 - State v. Riley

2. “even where a trial judge has expressed a strong opinion as to the matter appealed, reassignment is generally not available as an appellate remedy if the appellate court's decision effectively limits the trial court's discretion on remand.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Heidi K. Kaplan v. Donald C. Kaplan

3. “frustration and unhappiness at the [intermediate court's] requiring him to address anew whether [the defendant] should be considered for an exceptional downward sentence on the basis of his age or the multiple offense policy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 190 Conn. App. 1 - State v. Riley