Vanness v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) [except as provided in subsection (i), in addition to any sentence imposed under this article for a felony or misdemeanor, the court may, as a condition of probation or without putting the person on probation, order the person to make restitution to the vie-tim of the crime, the victim's estate, or the family of a victim who is deceased. The court shall base its restitution order upon consideration of: [[Image here]] (3) earnings lost by the victim (before the date of sentencing) as a result of the crime including earnings lost while the victim was hospitalized or participating in the investigation or trial of the crime.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Huddleston v. State · Davis v. State

2. “a court may impose against the defendant reasonable costs incurred by a parent * * * because of the taking * * * of the child”

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