State v. Carson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[T]he sentencing judge’s failure to state the reasons for imposition of the . . . sentences resulted in no prejudice to the defendant and constituted harmless error .... The reasons for the particular sentence were apparent from the record of the sentencing hearing. No substantial right of the defendant was denied; no prejudice resulted.” 677 P.2d at 589 , 41 St.Rep. at 371.”

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