Ingram v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Grounds for restitution (a) A court may enter a judgment of restitution that orders a defendant ... to make restitution in addition to any other penalty for the commission of a crime ..., if ... (2) as a direct result of the crime ..., the victim suffered ... (ii) direct out-of-pocket loss .... Victim presumed to have right to restitution (b) A victim is presumed to have a right to restitution under subsection (a) of this section if: (1) the victim or the State requests restitution; and (2) the court is presented with competent evidence of any item listed in subsection (a) of this section.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 241 Md. App. 233 - Shannon v. State

2. “relationship [of § 12-103 ] to earlier and subsequent legislation, and other material that fairly bears on the fundamental issue of legislative purpose or goal, which becomes the context within which we read the particular language before us in a given case,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 242 Md. App. 1 - David A. v. Karen S.

3. “a therapeutic and rehabilitative function with respect to the defendant, its predominant and traditional purpose is to reimburse the victim for certain kinds of expenses that he or she incurred as a direct result of the defendant's criminal activity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 241 Md. App. 233 - Shannon v. State