State v. Altman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““For the reasons above noted, the reenactment of this provision in the process of statutory compilation does not bolster the appellant’s position and the trial court properly concluded that, under the rules of construction applicable to penal laws in general, section 562.451 (4) is invalid, and the information predicated thereon must fall.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Linton v. State

2. ““Any person owning or possessing within this state any mash, wort, wash or one gallon or more of any alcoholic beverage commonly known as moonshine whiskey, shall be deemed guilty of a felony on the first offense and each subsequent offense and shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Linton v. State

3. ““It is unlawful for any person to own or possess within this state any mash, wort, wash or any alcoholic beverage unless the same shall have been made or manufactured in accordance with the regulatory provisions of the laws of the state.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Linton v. State