508 So. 2d 335 - Scott v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1987

Citation profile

cited by 39 later decisions

states following

February 1999

most recently cited

39 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on 476 So. 2d 158 - Albritton v. State · 475 So. 2d 1218 - Hendrix v. State · 488 So. 2d 523 - State v. Mischler · 489 So. 2d 25 - Scurry v. State · 509 So. 2d 281 - State v. Rousseau

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

“such a statement [i.e., that the guidelines sentence is inappropriate] should be considered the trial court's written conclusion that departure is necessary based on the valid reasons given... .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. State v. McMullen · 544 So. 2d 1040 - Salas v. State
“a trial court's written finding that a recommended guidelines sentence is insufficient may never serve as a reason for departure”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. State v. McMullen
“an express statement of the trial judge's conclusion that departure is justified based on the valid reason.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 510 So. 2d 355 - Washington v. State

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.