State v. Davidson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In evaluating disproportionality challenges to criminal sentences, it is appropriate for a court to consider any prior conviction, as well as misconduct that did not result in convictions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 297 Or. App. 1 - State v. Delp · 291 Or. App. 599 - State v. Miller

2. “did not include sexual offenses that entailed physical contact with victims or that appeared to specifically target child victims .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 297 Or. App. 1 - State v. Delp · 293 Or. App. 611 - State v. Carey-Martin

3. “" '[h]abitual criminal [statutes] are based upon the belief that the criminal, as well as the crime, is a material factor to be considered in fixing the sentence. If the criminal is a menace to the community, his sentence should be aimed at offering the most protection to the community, regardless of the relative innocuousness of the particular crime for which he is now convicted.' "”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 297 Or. App. 1 - State v. Delp