State v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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

1. ““[T]he interpretation of a statute ... is a question of law reviewable de novo.” State v. Arceo, 84 Hawai'i 1, 10 , 928 P.2d 843, 852 (1996) (quoting State v. Camara, 81 Hawai'i 324, 329 , 916 P.2d 1225, 1230 (1996) (citations omitted)). See also State v. Toyomura, 80 Hawai'i 8, 18 , 904 P.2d 893, 903 (1995); State v. Higa, 79 Hawai'i 1, 3 , 897 P.2d 928, 930 (1995); State v. Nakata, 76 Hawai'i 360, 365 , 878 P.2d 699, 704 (1994).... Gray v. Administrative Director of the Court, 84 Hawai'i 138, 144 , 931 P.2d 580, 586 (1997) (some brackets added and some in original). See also State v. Soto, 84 Hawai'i 229, 236 , 933 P.2d 66, 73 (1997). Furthermore, our statutory construction is guided by established rules: When construing a statute, our foremost obligation is to ascertain and give effect to the intention of the legislature, which is to be obtained primarily from the language contained in the statute itself. And we must read statutory language in the context of the entire statute and construe it in a manner consistent with its purpose. [[Image here]] Gray, 84 Hawai'i at 148 , 931 P.2d at 590 (quoting State v. Toyomura, 80 Hawai'i 8, 18-19 , 904 P.2d 893, 903-04 (1995)) (brack ets and ellipsis points in original) (footnote omitted)....”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gold Coast Neighborhood Association v. State. · State v. Bowman.