D. Steilman v. Michael’s Empirical Analysis

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17 state decisions

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

1. “A strict application of the State's argument would mean that a sentence that inarguably would not allow for the offender to ever be released could not be considered a life sentence so long as the sentence is expressed in years. Logically, the requirement to consider how `children are different' cannot be limited to de jure life sentences when a lengthy sentence denominated in a number of years will effectively result in the juvenile offender's imprisonment for life.”

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

2. “give[ ] effect to Miller 's substantive holding that life without parole is an excessive sentence for children whose crimes reflect transient immaturity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Carter, Bowie, McCullough v. State

3. “facts in the presentence report that might reflect immaturity, impetuosity, and failure to appreciate risks and consequences.”

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