State v. Ryan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"evidence of an offender's intellectual disability therefore is relevant to a proportionality determination where sentencing laws require the imposition of a term of imprisonment without consideration of such evidence. Accordingly, we conclude that, where the issue is presented, a sentencing court must consider an offender's intellectual disability in comparing the gravity of the offense and the severity of a mandatory prison sentence on such an offender in a proportionality analysis."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 297 Or. App. 862 - State v. Cook · 293 Or. App. 611 - State v. Carey-Martin

2. “"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed. Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted, but all penalties shall be proportioned to the offense ."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 297 Or. App. 750 - State v. Fudge · 297 Or. App. 862 - State v. Cook

3. “"[A] sentencing court's findings, among factual considerations, as to an intellectually disabled offender's level of understanding of the nature and consequences of his or her conduct and ability to conform his or her behavior to the law, will be relevant to the ultimate legal conclusion as to the proportionality-as applied to the offender-of a mandatory prison sentence."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 297 Or. App. 750 - State v. Fudge · 294 Or. App. 301 - State v. Allen