214 W. Va. 477 - State v. Watkins’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
October 2015
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Castro-Jimenez v. United States · 169 W. Va. 366 - State v. Goodnight · 164 W. Va. 216 - State v. Vance · 193 W. Va. 388 - State v. Sugg · 201 W. Va. 271 - State v. Lucas
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The Supreme Court of Appeals reviews sentencing orders, including orders of restitution made in connection with a defendant's sentencing, under a deferential abuse of discretion standard, unless the order violates statutory or constitutional commands.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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