State v. Carson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In analyzing whether to order restitution, N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-08(l)(a) requires the district court to consider the “reasonable damages sustained by the victim.” These damages “are limited to those directly related to the criminal offense and expenses actually incurred as a direct result of the defendant’s criminal action.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Pulkrabek · State v. Rogers

2. “A district court abuses its discretion if it acts in an arbitrary, unreasonable, or unconscionable manner, if its decision is not the product of a rational mental process leading to a reasoned determination, or if it misinterprets or misapplies the law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Blue · State v. Sanchez

3. “which is a standard similar to our abuse of discretion standard.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Blue · State v. Sanchez