State v. Goodman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

89 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 89 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “No law shall subject any person to euthanasia, to torture, or to cruel, excessive, or unusual punishment. Full rights of citizenship shall be restored upon termination of state and federal supervision following conviction for any offense.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Shelby · 438 So. 2d 1183 - State v. Pyron

2. “"The court has considered the guidelines laid down by our Supreme Court, which admonished the court that the court should impose a sentence of imprisonment if: (1) there is an undue risk that during a period of a suspended sentence of probation, the defendant would commit another crime. The court believes and feels that there is an undue risk in this case. The court cannot understand the crime. A person the age of you, or middle age—45, 50 years old—in that range—committing this crime upon this little 10 year old girl. And the court feels that if you were allowed to go free, that there is an extreme danger that something like this might occur again. Nothing in the sentencing hearing has convinced the court otherwise. The second criteria is that you're in need of correctional treatment, or a custodial environment that can be provided most effectively by your commitment to an institution. The court feels that there is a dire need that you can be committed to a custodial environment so that whatever treatment you do need, it can be provided for you—that you would not receive this treatment outside of such an institution. The evidence shows that you never have. The third one is that ... the third criteria is a lesser sentence would deprecate the seriousness of the defendant's crime. This is an extremely serious crime. We do not know what permanent effect this crime is going to have on this little 10 year old girl. We do know that it's had a horrible effect upon her and her parent”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Capps

3. ““Theft is the misappropriation or taking of anything of value which belongs to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent conduct, practices, or representations. An intent to deprive the other permanently of whatever may be the subject of the misappropriation or taking is essential. When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of one hundred dollars or more, but less than a value of five hundred dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Maxie