State v. Eric L. Loomis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An erroneous exercise of discretion occurs when a circuit court imposes a sentence 'without the underpinnings of an explained judicial reasoning process.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 382 Wis. 2d 273 - State v. Anthony R. Pico · 407 Wis. 2d 321 - State v. Corey T. Rector

2. “Risk and need assessment information should be used in the sentencing decision to inform public safety considerations related to offender risk reduction and management. It should not be used as an aggravating or mitigating factor in determining the severity of an offender's sanction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State of Iowa v. Sean David Gordon

3. “In terms of weighing the various factors, I'm ruling out probation because of the seriousness of the crime and because your history, your history on supervision, and the risk assessment tool that have been utilized, suggest that you're extremely high risk to reoffend.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State of Iowa v. Sean David Gordon