State v. Langdon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 4 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[i]n 1985, the legislature created the Oregon Criminal Justice Council (Council) to develop a series of sentencing guidelines. 4 Or. Laws 1985, ch. 558, § 2. The Council developed the Felony Sentencing Guidelines * * *. Although the sentencing guidelines were created as administrative rules, the legislature approved them in 1989, giving them the authority of statutory law. Or. Laws 1989, ch. 790, § 87."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 290 Or. App. 436 - Putnam v. Bd. of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision · State v. Newell

2. “"(1) * * * [W]hen a person is convicted of one of the offenses listed in subsection (2)(a) of this section * * * the court shall impose, and the person shall serve, at least the entire term of imprisonment listed in subsection (2) of this section. The person is not, during the service of the term of imprisonment, eligible for release on post-prison supervision or any form of temporary leave from custody. The person is not eligible for any reduction in, or based on, the minimum sentence for any reason whatsoever under ORS 421.121 or any other statute. The court may impose a greater sentence if otherwise permitted by law, but may not impose a lower sentence than the sentence specified in subsection (2) of this section. "(2) The offenses to which subsection (1) of this section applies and the applicable mandatory minimum sentences are: " * * * * * "[ (a) ](J) Rape in the first degree, as defined in ORS 163.375(1)(a), (c) or (d) * * months."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 294 Or. App. 567 - State v. Dallavis

3. “[t]he court may impose a greater sentence if otherwise permitted by law, but may not impose a lower sentence than the sentence specified in subsection (2) of this section.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 294 Or. App. 567 - State v. Dallavis