Ames v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1975
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
June 1984
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Chaney · State v. Abbott · Nicholas v. State · Beavers v. State · Pedersen v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[ t] his court has previously expressed the view that violent crimes involving physical injury to innocent people are to be regarded as our most serious offenses and are not to be treated lightly. See , . . State v. Armantrout, 483 P.2d 696 (Alaska 1971), where this court condemned as too lenient sentences for rape and for assault with a dangerous weapon, respectively.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Joe v. State · Mutschler v. State
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