70 Wash. App. 621 - State v. Hodges’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The fact that [the defendant] ... is needed by her children does not in any way distinguish her possession and delivery of cocaine.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Law · State v. Fowler

2. ““First, the appellate court determines whether the trial court’s reasons for imposing an exceptional sentence are supported by the record. This is a factual inquiry and the trial court’s findings will be upheld unless they are clearly erroneous. [Citations omitted.] Second, the reviewing court determines, ‘as a “matter of law,” ’ whether the trial court’s reasons justify an exceptional sentence. [Citations omitted.] Third, the reviewing court must determine whether the trial court abused its discretion and imposed a sentence which was ‘clearly excessive’ or ‘clearly too lenient.’ [Citations omitted.]” State v. Hodges, 70 Wash. App. 621, 623 , 855 P.2d 291 (1993).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 20 Kan. App. 2d 932 - State v. Richardson

3. “consistently declined to impose exceptional sentences below the standard range in the absence of factors or circumstances related to the defendant’s commission of a crime that make the commission of the crime less egregious. The fact that [the defendant] enjoys community support, has taken great strides toward self-improvement, and is needed by her children does not in any way distinguish her possession and delivery of cocaine.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 76 Wash. App. 129 - State v. Amo