State v. Carsten’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`Prior convictions may cause a heavier sentence, though the defendant has already "paid" for them. A general course of dissolute, irresponsible, shiftless, or dangerous behavior may be deemed to call for longer incarceration though none of its components are, strictly, "crimes."'"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Degen · State v. Murphy

2. ““[T]o be a proper person for probation or some sort of suspended sentence, it’s necessary that I’m convinced that he’s being truthful and candid with me ...” * sj: * * * sis “The reason I’ve sentenced you to the Penitentiary instead of putting you on probation or some type of suspended imposition is that your employment history is not real good, ... and secondly, I don’t believe you’ve been honest with the Court in relation to what occurred on that particular occasion.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Murphy

3. ““may rest on hearsay and contain information bearing no relation whatever to the crime with which the defendant is charged.” Gregg v. United States, 394 U.S. 489, 492 , 89 S.Ct. 1134, 1136 , 22 L.Ed.2d 442, 446 . See also Davis v. United States, 5 Cir., 376 F.2d 535 ; Farrow v. United States, S.D.Cal., 373 F.Supp. 113 ; State v. Bevins, 198 Neb. 761 , 255 N.W.2d 284 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Grosh