Phillips v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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. “"A trial court may exercise its discretion to either accept or reject a plea agreement and sentence recommendation therein. If a court accepts such an agreement, however, that court is strictly bound by the sentencing provision of the agreement and is foreclosed from any further exercise of its sentencing discretion. State ex rel. Goldsmith v. Marion County Superior Court, (1981) [275] Ind. [545, 552], 419 N.E.2d 109, 114 ; Dolan v. State, (1981) Ind.App., 420 N.E.2d 1364, 1369 . When a trial court finds a recommended and agreed to sentence acceptable, that fact in and of itself justifies the imposition of an aggravated sentence. Munger v. State, (1981) Ind.App., 420 N.E.2d 1380, 1386 , reh. denied; Dolan, 420 N.E.2d at 1870 . Moreover, when a defendant pleads guilty pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, he knowingly and voluntarily recognizes and admits that the sentence is manifestly fair according to the terms of the agreement. Munger, supra."”

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

2. “only if the evidence is without conflict and leads inescapably to a conclusion contrary to that reached by the trial court.”

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