State v. Christopher P. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
November 2023
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gall v. United States · Cabot v. Cabot · Ferri v. Pyramid Construction Co. · State v. Neale · United States v. Giraldo
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.
“If a sentence falls within the statutory limits, is not based upon improper or inaccurate information, and is not the result of personal animus or bias, it will be affirmed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the history and character of the defendant, the need for treatment, and the risk [the defendant poses] to self, others, and the community at large.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In keeping with the court's role in fashioning an appropriate, individualized sentence, the court's discretion in sentencing is broad.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.