State v. Carey’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1986
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gregg v. Georgia · Flint Ridge Development Co. v. Scenic Rivers Ass'n · State v. Robbins · State v. Kendall · State v. Peckenschneider
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“... should weigh; and consider all pertinent matters in determining proper sentence, including the nature of the offense, the attending circumstances, defendant’s age, character and propensities and chances of his reform. The courts owe a duty to the public as much as to the defendant in determining a proper sentence. The punishment should fit both the crime and the individual.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Bragg
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.