State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 18 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] primary purpose of the probation statute [section 76-5-406.5] is to avoid compounding the harm already suffered while protecting the victim from further abuse.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Pritchett · State v. Tryba

2. “Although expert testimony might well be relevant, nothing in subsection (1)(g) or in the remainder of the statute indicates that expert evidence is necessary. Evidence from a parent, the victim, and those close to the victim, as well as evidence concerning the cireumstances of the victim and his or her family, may prove what a victim's best interests are without the aid of expert testimony.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Tryba

3. “Although hearsay evidence can be admissible in a sentencing proceeding, double hearsay is so inherently unreliable and presents such a high probability for inaccuracy that it cannot stand alone as the basis for sentencing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State in Interest of WS