190 Wash. 2d 586 - State v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Estelle v. Gamble · Morrissey v. Brewer · Greenholtz v. Inmates of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex · Penry v. Lynaugh · Roper Superintendent Potosi Correctional Center v. Simmons
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]rial courts must consider mitigating qualities of youth at sentencing and must have discretion to impose any sentence below the otherwise applicable SRA [ (Sentencing Reform Act of 1981, ch. 9.94A RCW) ] range and/or sentence enhancements.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Alltus“Critically, the Eighth Amendment requires trial courts to exercise this discretion at the time of sentencing itself , regardless of what opportunities for discretionary release may occur down the line.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Alltus“including a prediction of the probability that the person will engage in future criminal behavior if released on conditions to be set by the board.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.