956 So. 2d 25 - State v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
19
cited by 19 later decisions
1
states following
December 2018
most recently cited
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Dorthey · 603 So. 2d 739 - State v. Lobato · 709 So. 2d 672 - State v. Johnson · State v. Lindsey · Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[h]e is exceptional, which in this context 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.”
2 later decisions 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.