State v. Gross’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A. It is the policy of this state that restitution be made by each violator of the Criminal Code of New Mexico.to the victims of his criminal activities to the extent that the defendant is reasonably able to do so. This section shall be interpreted and administered to effectuate this policy. As used in this section unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “victim” means any person who has suffered actual damages as a result of the defendant’s criminal activities; (2) “actual damages” means all damages which a victim could recover against the defendant in a civil action arising out of the same facts or event, except punitive damages and damages for pain, suffering, mental anguish and loss of consortium. Without limitation, actual damages includes damages for wrongful death; (3) “criminal activities” includes any crime for which there is a plea of guilty or verdict of guilty, upon which a judgment may be rendered and any other crime committed after July 1, 1977 which is admitted or not contested by the defendant; and (4) “restitution” means full or partial payment of actual damages to a victim.”

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