395 N.J. Super. 98 - State v. Lopez’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
April 2018
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · State v. Des Marets · State v. Megargel · State v. Bausch · State v. Fary
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“impose a sentence that, in length or form, is different from that plainly provided in the statute.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he judiciary has no power ... to mete out a punishment in excess of that prescribed by the Legislature or to lessen or reduce a sentence where the Legislature has provided a mandatory penalty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“whatever discretion courts are given, the basic legislative design must govern.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.