State v. Watson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he statute requires that responsibility for the criminal conduct be firmly established, much like a guilty plea, before the court can order restitution.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Mast · 2003 UT App 417 - State v. Corbitt

2. “[w]hen a person is convicted of criminal activity that has resulted in pecuniary damages, in addition to any other sentence it may impose, the court shall order that the defendant make restitution to the victims ..., or for conduct for which the defendant has agreed to make restitution as part of a plea agreement.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2003 UT App 417 - State v. Corbitt · 2002 UT App 342 - State v. Bickley

3. “La) court may order restitution only if the defendant has been convicted of a crime that resulted in pecuniary damages and agrees to pay restitution or admits to the criminal conduct.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Mast