757 So. 2d 953 - Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
June 2017
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Solem v. Helm · 503 So. 2d 803 - Wetz v. State · 691 So. 2d 948 - Herring v. State · 697 So. 2d 777 - Coleman v. State · 604 So. 2d 280 - Fleming 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“This Court will review a sentence where it is alleged that the penalty imposed is disproportionate to the crime charged, (citation omitted). The factors to consider when conducting a proportionality analysis include (1) the gravity of the offense and the harshness of the penalty; (2) the sentences imposed on other criminals in the same jurisdiction; and (3) the sentences imposed for commission of the same crime in other jurisdictions.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“the unsupported word of the victim of a sex crime is sufficient to support a guilty verdict where the testimony is not discredited or contradicted by other credible evidence....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The general rule is that a sentence cannot be disturbed on appeal so long as it does not exceed the maximum term allowed by statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.