State v. Alexander’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 1995
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Grayson · State v. Huelsman
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.
“from the nature and circumstances surrounding the commission of the offenses for which [the defendant] has been convicted, that [the defendant] has exhibited a callous disregard for laws enacted for the safety and welfare of society and that [the defendant’s] incarceration for an extended term is necessary for the protection of the public[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Okumura
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.