State v. Spell’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
4 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently November 2005
4 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 359 So. 2d 990 - State v. Sandifer
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We cannot determine fairly whether $60,000 is a reasonable or excessive sum without knowing more facts about the victim's injury and his residual circumstances. These facts are necessary in order for us to determine the victim's loss and inconvenience. Necessarily relevant is defendant's ability to pay the sum ordered. . . . . The trial court shall hold a hearing on the matter, allowing both sides to make arguments and present evidence showing the appropriate amount of restitution. After considering and articulating all factors, the court shall determine the appropriate sum to compensate the victim for his loss and inconvenience.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(1) pay the fine within 18 months; (2) serve one year in the parish jail; (3) make reasonable reparation and restitution to the victim in an amount to be determined by the court at a later date. [1] On April 5, 1983, the trial court suspended the remainder of defendant's jail sentence and ordered his release upon the condition he pay the victim restitution of $1,000 per month throughout his probationary period (a total of $60,000). Defendant appealed his sentence to this court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Spell
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.