State v. Fletcher’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
69 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 69 later decisions — most recently May 2012 · most notably State v. Ashby (1991), State v. Reid (2002)
69 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on State v. Moss · Moten v. State · State v. Michael · State v. Taylor · State v. Travis
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 69 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) [t]he evidence, if any, received at the trial and the sentencing hearing; (2)[t]he presentence report; (3)[t]he principles of sentencing and arguments as to sentencing alternatives; (4)[t]he nature and characteristics of the criminal conduct involved; (5)[e]vidence and information offered by the parties on the enhancement and mitigating factors in §§ 40-35-113 and 40-35-114; and (6)[a]ny statement the defendant wishes to make in the defendant’s own behalf about sentencing.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(5) In recognition that state prison capacities and the funds to build and maintain them are limited, convicted felons committing the most severe offenses, possessing criminal histories evincing a clear disregard for the laws and morals of society, and evincing failure of past efforts at rehabilitation shall be given first priority regarding sentencing involving incarceration; and (6) A defendant who does not fall within the parameters of subdivision (5) and is an especially mitigated or standard offender convicted of a Class C, D or E felony is presumed to be a favorable candidate for alternative sentencing options in the absence of evidence to the contrary.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Bonestel“If a defendant has a long history of criminal conduct, then personal deterrence by confinement may be necessary to protect society from that defendant. See T.C.A. §§ 40-35-102(3)(B) and (5), -103(1)(A). Likewise, if the offense or offenses are of such a serious nature that confinement is necessary to avoid depreciating that seriousness or if deterrence of others [likely to violate the criminal laws of this State] would be especially effective through confinement, then alternatives other than confinement may not be warranted. See T.C.A. §§ 40-35-102(1), (3)(A) and (5), -103(1)(B).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Ashby
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.