868 So. 2d 896 - State v. Douglas’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
December 2018
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Oliveaux · State v. Dorthey · State v. Weiland · 709 So. 2d 672 - State v. Johnson · State v. Williams
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“exceptional, which ... means that because of unusual circumstances this defendant is a victim of the legislature's failure to assign sentences that are meaningfully tailored to the culpability of the offender, the gravity of the offense and the circumstances of the case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“measurable contribution to acceptable goals of punishment,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime,”
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.