Bell v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
March 1995
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gardner v. State · McNew v. State · Morris v. Indiana · 179 Ind. App. 267 - Fox v. State · Faught v. State
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) In determining what sentence to impose for a crime, the court shall consider the risk that the person will commit another crime, the nature and cireum-stances of the crime committed, and the prior criminal record, character, and condition of the person.... (c) The court may consider these factors as aggravating circumstances or as favoring imposing consecutive terms of imprisonment [[Image here]] (2) The person has a history of criminal activity. u # # # * # (4) Imposition of a reduced sentence or suspension of the sentence and imposition of probation would depreciate the seriousness of the crime. * # * * % # (6) The victim of the crime was mentally or physically infirm. (d) The criteria listed in subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not limit the matters that the court may consider in determining the sentence. 5”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ingram v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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