2012 UT App 264 - State v. Bryant’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “substantial discretion in conducting sentencing hearings and imposing a sentence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Daughton · 2015 UT App 147 - State v. Do

2. “The purpose of Rule 23B is for appellate counsel to put on evidence he or she now has, not to amass evidence that might help prove an ineffectiveness of counsel claim. To this end, appellate counsel is required to submit affidavit evidence setting forth nonspeculative facts showing the alleged deficient performance of trial counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2019 UT App 90 - State v. Seumanu

3. “[a]ggravated kidnapping is ... punishable by a term of imprisonment of ... life without parole, if the trier of fact finds that during the course of the commission of the aggravated kidnapping the defendant caused serious bodily injury to another,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2019 UT App 90 - State v. Seumanu