State v. Walker’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. “consideration of the defendant's record, attitude, and capacity for rehabilitation, and the rehabilitative goals to be accomplished by imprisonment for the time period in question in relation to the time left on the violator's original sentence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Washington · State v. Harris

2. “The nature and severity of the original offense. While it's an economic crime, it's your record basically that's problematic here in terms of the sentence that was imposed originally and really what to do now. The amount of reincarceration that is necessary to protect the public from risk of further criminal activity I think is paramount here. Your past record as reflected by the pre-sentence report that's in the file includes a burglary, battery on [a] person in '84 where you got probation, misdemeanor theft in '84. Disorderly conduct, obstructing in '88. Possession of cocaine in '89. '90 theft. '90 disorderly conduct. Retail theft as a habitual offender in '91, you were on probation and got revoked and went to prison. Disorderly conduct as a habitual offender in '92. Possession of cocaine with intent to deliver in '92 amended from delivery, got put on probation and got revoked twice. '93 obstructing. '99 misdemeanor battery, jail. Then the uttering charge where you were sentenced. You have a burglary conviction on your juvenile record.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Washington · State v. Washington

3. “The parties are, therefore, encouraged to identify relevant information from the sentencing transcript or any other document and bring it to the circuit court's attention, so the judge may then specifically review that information.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Harris