441 So. 2d 425 - State v. Ransome’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
January 2017
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · 398 So. 2d 1049 - State v. Jones · 420 So. 2d 962 - State v. Willis · 398 So. 2d 1053 - State v. Daranda · 430 So. 2d 680 - State v. Davis
Most-quoted passages
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“Nothing else will justify the great sentencing discretion given the trial judge in Louisiana.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Moore · State v. Legendre“The defendant stands convicted of the crime of second degree battery. The Court has considered sentence pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 894.1 A and B, and in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 894.1 C, hereby states for the record the considerations taken into account and the factual basis, therefor, in imposing sentence. The defendant is 44 years old, divorced, and has an 18 year old son who lives with the victim in this case. He also has two daughters whose whereabouts are unknown. The defendant has a long history of mental problems and has been in and out of hospitals on numerous occasions. He has been diagnosed as chronic paranoid schizophrenic and has been treated with various medications which he continually resists. While this defendant has no previous convictions he has been arrested eight times for offenses ranging from theft to assault and battery. He has an extremely violent disposition and has attacked his wife and other family members, according to the pre-sentence report, on numerous occasions. In the instant case, the defendant kicked in the door of his sister's house, threw a glass table top at her and then choked her and threw her against the wall inflicting injuries upon her. The defendant's main problem, according the pre-sentence report, lies in his lack of insight to his illness and his refusal to take prescribed medication away from the hospital. The reporting person finds that the defendant is a threat to the community i”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Legendre
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