Abbott v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Abbott has ten convictions, including felony convictions for receiving stolen property, cruelty to an animal, and possession of cocaine.... Clearly, Abbott has not reformed his criminal behavior despite his numerous prior contacts with the criminal justice system.”

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

2. “revise a sentence authorized by statute if, after due consideration of the trial court's decision, the Court finds that the sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender.”

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

3. “Abbott was found with a not insubstantial amount of cocaine and marijuana, along with plastic baggies that are commonly used to package illicit drugs for sale.”

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