The goal is to produce a report that the court may rely upon at sentencing.

The court relied on guidance from other state decisions and general theories of rights to explain its decision.

Some say the courts should not rely on independent contractors without any institutional voice.

The Court relied on precedent to find that the special assessments should not be considered a revenue bill.

Plaintiff is wrong; she has not proven all the allegations upon which the Court relied.

It requires courts to rely solely on federal and state law when deciding cases.

But the court instead relied on an assessment from a university expert who concluded that the teacher was competent.

The point in issue had not previously been decided so there was no authority on which the court could rely; instead, textbooks were consulted.

Courts have relied on several factors to aid in a striking similarity analysis.

The Court simply relied on the fact that the abduction had been by unidentified state agents in uniform.