State v. Cameron’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
40 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 40 later decisions — most recently September 2016 · most notably State v. Cummings (2000), State v. Canty (1988)
40 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on White v. White · State v. Jones · State v. Locklear · State v. Spears · State v. Lyszaj
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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If a sentence greater than the presumptive term is to be imposed upon a defendant, the trial judge must make written findings of aggravating and mitigating factors. The record must specifically reflect each factor in mitigation or aggravation which the trial judge finds proven by a preponderance of the evidence. G.S. § 15A-1340.4 expressly distinguishes between factors which the General Assembly requires trial judges to consider (“statutory factors”) and other, “non-statutory,” factors which may be considered. Regarding non-statutory factors that are proven by a preponderance of the evidence and are reasonably related to the purposes of sentencing, such as conduct while awaiting sentencing, the trial judge may consider them, but such consideration is not required.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[enumerated in G.S. § 15A-1340.4(a)(2) are the statutory factors which must be considered by the sentencing judge. The mitigating factor urged here is included. ... A duty is placed upon the judge to examine the evidence to determine if it would support any of the statutory factors even absent a request by counsel. State v. Gardner, 312 N.C. 70 , 320 S.E. 2d 688 (1984). The sentencing judge is required to find a statutory factor when the evidence in support of it is uncontradict-ed, substantial, and manifestly credible. State v. Jones, 309 N.C. 214 , 306 S.E. 2d 451 (1983). Failure to find a statutory factor so supported is reversible error. See State v. Spears, 314 N.C. 319 , 333 S.E. 2d 242 (1985).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Crandall“[A]lthough failure to find a statutory mitigating factor supported by uncontradicted, substantial and manifestly credible evidence is reversible error, a trial judge's consideration of a non-statutory factor which is (1) requested by the defendant, (2) proven by uncontradicted, substantial and manifestly credible evidence, and (3) mitigating in effect, is a matter entrusted to the sound discretion of the sentencing judge. ... Thus, [the trial court's] failure to find such a non-statutory mitigating factor will not be disturbed on appeal absent a showing of abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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