2004 WI App 181 - State v. Stenzel’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. “When the circuit court has exercised its discretion, we follow a consistent and strong policy against interference with the discretion of the [sentencing] court, and we afford 'a strong presumption of reasonability1 to the court's sentencing determination because the [sentencing] court is best suited to consider the relevant factors and demeanor of the convicted defendant.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 384 Wis. 2d 633 - State v. Jewell · 384 Wis. 2d 271 - State v. Walls

2. “While Gallion revitalizes sentencing jurisprudence, it does not make any momentous changes.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Fritz · State v. Essex

3. “only where the sentence is so excessive and unusual and so disproportionate to the offense committed as to shock public sentiment and violate the judgment of reasonable people concerning what is right and proper under the circumstances.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Owens · 377 Wis. 2d 189 - General Court-Martial Case of Riemer v. Riemer