736 So. 2d 1069 - Handford v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
November 2005
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · McClain v. State · 503 So. 2d 803 - Wetz v. State · 697 So. 2d 777 - Coleman v. State · 455 So. 2d 713 - Cannaday v. State
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.
“The court should consider the age and life expectancy of the defendant and any other pertinent facts which would aid in fixing a proper sentence.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[s]entencing is within the complete discretion of the trial court and not subject to appellate review if it is within the limits prescribed by statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Tompkins v. State
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.