State v. Misquadace’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

61 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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “ensure that sanctions * * * are proportional to the severity of the offense of conviction and the extent of the offender's criminal history”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Edwards · State v. Maurstad

2. “Although the sentencing guidelines are advisory to the district court, the court shall follow the procedures of the guidelines when it pronounces sentence in a proceeding to which the guidelines apply by operation of statute. Sentencing pursuant to the sentencing guidelines is not a right that accrues to a person convicted of a felony; it is a procedure based on state public policy to maintain uniformity, proportionality, rationality, and predictability in sentencing.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hutchinson v. State · State v. Saue

3. “[Bjecause this holding establishes a new rule of law, retroactive application is not required! Given the purposes to be served, the extent of reliance by the parties and courts on previous standards, and the effect of retroactivity on the administration of justice, prospective application is appropriate. * * * We limit application of the ruling to this case and to pending and future cases.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hutchinson v. State · State v. Kilgore