State v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] sentencing court may, within statutory limits, impose a severe sentence for a lower crime on the ground that the accused actually committed a higher crime on the occasion involved if the facts before the court show the accused committed the higher crime ....”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fee v. State · Fee v. State

2. “Although not identified by this court as a due process concept, we distilled the essence of required fundamental fairness in these circumstances when we said: “A judgment in a criminal case will not be disturbed because of sentencing procedures unless there is a showing of abuse of discretion, procedural conduct prejudicial to defendant, circumstances which manifest inherent unfairness and injustice, or conduct which offends the public sense of fair play.””

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

3. ““It is the opinion of the court that a reduction of the charge from a class C felony to an aggravated misdemeanor does not justify the court’s allowance of probation or deferred sentence.””

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