479 So. 2d 845 - Sabb v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
25
cited by 25 later decisions
1
states following
April 1990
most recently cited
25 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 476 So. 2d 158 - Albritton v. State · Smith v. State · 458 So. 2d 13 - Carney v. State · 452 So. 2d 136 - Manning v. State · 465 So. 2d 573 - Sarvis v. State
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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Reasons for deviating from the guidelines shall not include factors relating to the instant offenses for which convictions have not been obtained."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The final reason for departure, that Sabb is a threat to society and there is no reasonable expectation that similar behavior would cease upon his release, is likewise insufficient. The guidelines call for a prison sentence of five and one-half to seven years [the trial judge imposed a 25 year sentence], and thus the trial court's concern about protecting society from any continuing threat could have been assuaged without deviation from the recommended sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.