Hollin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Eighteen-year-old Steven R. Hollin was released from jail on November 1, 2005. Less than a week later, he and Nathan Vogel (“Vogel”) devised a plan to burglarize homes in a rural portion of Ripley County, Indiana. They planned to knock upon doors to locate unoccupied homes, from which they would steal money. On the morning of November 8, 2005, the two men ventured out by foot along a road in Ripley County. The first residence they approached was occupied. A woman answered the door, and to avoid suspicion Hollin and Vogel asked for directions to Greensburg, Indiana. They then left and continued their search for an unoccupied house. The next home they reached appeared to be empty. To be certain, Hollin and Vogel knocked upon both the front and back doors before entering the garage and proceeding into the kitchen. While Hollin remained in the kitchen, Vogel entered a bedroom. Vogel took a camera bag containing approximately six hundred dollars. The two then left the home, walking back toward town. At this point, the woman who had provided directions to Greensburg noticed them and called police to report this suspicious activity. Batesville Police Department Lieutenant Jeff Thielking responded to the call and recognized Hollin. He became suspicious about the possibility of criminal activity because, although it was approximately sixty-six degrees outside, Vogel wore a heavy winter coat and appeared to be hiding something inside of it. Vo-gel asserted that their car had broken dow”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hollin

2. “inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stokes v. State

3. “demonstrate a character of such recalcitrance or depravity”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Knight v. State