State v. Howell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The apparent conflict in the sections is based on the assumption that the attempted robbery can only receive two points if it is a “violent offense”. Contrary to Becker’s contention, the offense does not receive two points because it is a violent offense, but rather, it receives two points because the completed crime of robbery in the second degree would receive two points and the attempted robbery is to be treated as a completed crime. According to the plain language of [former] RCW 9.94A.360(5) the attempt must be treated the same as the completed crime. Such a reading of the two sections gives effect to each section and does not distort the language of the sections.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 187 Wash. App. 908 - State v. Ashley

2. “is one of the anticipatory offenses of criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy, count each prior conviction as if the present conviction were for a completed offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. McCarthy

3. “present conviction is for a drug offense count three points for each adult prior felony drug offense conviction and two points for each juvenile drug offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. McCarthy