State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

90 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 90 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An inmate of a state correctional institution who is serving a sentence for an offense committed on or after August 1, 1995, commits the crime of persistent prison misbehavior if the inmate knowingly commits a serious infraction, that does not constitute a class A or class B felony, after losing all potential earned early release time credit.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Simmons · State v. Simmons

2. “(1) The department shall adopt, by rule, a system that clearly links an inmate's behavior and participation in available education and work programs with the receipt or denial of earned early release days and other privileges.... (2) Earned early release days shall be recommended by the department as a reward for accomplishment. The system shall be fair, measurable, and understandable to offenders, staff, and the public.... (3) The department shall provide each offender in its custody a written description of the system created under this section.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Simmons · 152 Wash. 2d 450 - State v. Simmons

3. “[a]gencies are creatures of law and are required to promulgate regulations pursuant to the statute or statutes authorizing them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mills v. WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY