King v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This court has repeatedly held that the authority to fix the maximum sentence resides with the district judge, and that such sentence will not be disturbed by this court, in the absence of abuse of discretion, if the sentence imposed is within the statutory limits; State v. Gish, 89 Idaho 334 , 404 P.2d 595 (1965); State v. Weise, 75 Idaho 404 , 273 P.2d 97 (1954); State v. Yockey, 57 Idaho 497 , 66 P.2d 111 (1937); State v. Farnsworth, 51 Idaho 768 , 10 P.2d 295 (1932); also, that a sentence fixed within the limits prescribed by statute will not ordinarily be considered as an abuse of discretion by the trial court. State v. Powell, 71 Idaho 131 , 227 P.2d 582 (1951).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Adams · State v. Cornwall

2. “"[i]t cannot be said as a matter of law that a sixty year sentence is a greater sentence or imposes a greater penalty than does a sentence for life, and hence the imposition of a sixty year sentence, instead of a sentence for life is within the statutory limitations [of I.C. § 18-4004]." [6]”

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

3. ““Every person guilty of murder in the second degree is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not less than ten years and the imprisonment may extend to life.””

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