State v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis
2013
Citation profile
24
cited by 24 later decisions
1
states following
April 2022
most recently cited
24 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Apprendi v. New Jersey · State v. Ward · State v. Ivory · Lothian Cassidy, L.L.C. v. Lothian Oil Inc. · State v. Johnson
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[F]rankly, to take out your frustrations on an innocent baby, following what Dr. [Eric] Mitchell testified you did, I consider to be the most cowardly, egregious, disgusting kind of conduct I can imagine.' Dr. Mitchell, who performed the autopsy on the child, had testified at the hearing and described the serious injuries sustained by the child before his death, including skull fractures, brain damage, and multiple internal injuries.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Baker v. State“the compelling reason stated by the judge for imposing the consecutive sentences.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Baker v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.