948 So. 2d 1189 - State v. Semien’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[T]he excessiveness of a sentence becomes a question of law reviewable under the appellate jurisdiction of this court.'”

   11 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Guidry · 8 So. 3d 790 - State v. Franco

2. “Failure to . . . include a specific ground upon which a motion to reconsider sentence may be based, including a claim of excessiveness, shall preclude the state or defendant from raising an objection to the sentence or from urging any ground not raised in the motion on appeal or review.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 5 So. 3d 1063 - State v. LUNO · 997 So. 2d 904 - State v. AUGUILLARD

3. “I've considered all the factors of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.1. In this case there was economic harm to the victims and it was considerable. There were no substantial grounds to justify or excuse the Defendant's conduct. The Defendant was not provoked by the victims or any other. The Defendant is about forty years of age. He is not married, he has five children. He appears to be in good health. I have nothing as far as any information about any past employment record. He has an eighth grade education. I have no information about any history of any drug or alcohol abuse other than he did receive some treatment in 1999. He does have a somewhat lengthy past criminal record. He has had five prior burglaries and is considered to be a third offender class. It does not appear that probationary treatment would be something that the Defendant would likely respond to. There is an undue risk that during a period of suspension the Defendant might commit another crime and the Defendant does appear to be in need of correctional treatment. Any lesser sentence given would deprecate the seriousness of the Defendant's offenses.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 25 So. 3d 254 - State v. Dial