State v. Morales’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
January 1994
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 480 So. 2d 711 - State v. Mihocik · 496 So. 2d 1007 - State v. D'ALEXANDER · 510 So. 2d 1001 - State v. Weston · 496 So. 2d 240 - State v. Rodriguez
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“At the sentencing hearing, the trial judge reviewed appellant’s juvenile record, which was not exactly exemplary, and concluded that his conduct for the immediate past year and one-half was quite promising from a rehabilitation standpoint. Furthermore, the presen-tence investigation report furnished to the court supported such a determination and recommended a more substantial downward departure than the trial judge imposed. Thus, the court concluded that appellant’s chance of rehabilitating himself was enhanced by incarceration in the county jail rather than in the state prison system. Given the fact that a trial judge has the authority to depart downward as well as upward from the guidelines presumptive sentence for clear and convincing reasons, such as the age of the defendant, 1 we believe the record herein does support the trial judge’s conclusion. Accordingly, the sentence appealed from is affirmed.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“`some reasonable chance for rehabilitation.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Whiddon
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.