State v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

74 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 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In addition to or in lieu of any of the [dispositions authorized by subsection (a)], the court shall order die defendant to pay restitution, which shall include, but not be limited to, damage or loss caused by the defendant’s crime, unless the court finds compelling circumstances which would render a plan of restitution unworkable.” (Emphasis added.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Alcala · State v. Arnett

2. “'Sentencing in a criminal proceeding takes place when the trial court pronounces the sentence from the bench.' Once a legal sentence has been pronounced from the bench, the sentencing court loses subject matter jurisdiction to modify that sentence except to correct arithmetic or clerical errors. [Citations omitted.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Lamia-Beck · State v. Davis

3. “Restitution constitutes part of a criminal defendant's sentence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Marinelli · State v. Arnett