State v. Reis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A [conclusion of law] is not binding upon an appellate court and is freely reviewable for its correctness. .This court ordinarily reviews [conclusions of law] under the right/wrong standard. Thus, a [conclusion of law] that is supported by the [family] court’s finding of fact and that reflects an application of the correct rule of law will not be overturned. However, a [conclusion of law] that presents mixed questions of fact and law is reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard because the court’s conclusions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each individual ease.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sierra Club v. Department of Transportation of the State · State v. Roman

2. “`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.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kamanao · State v. Maddox

3. “a defendant incurs, at the moment he or she commits the offense, liability for the criminal penalty in effect at the time of the commission of the offense [,]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Gonsalves · State v. Rendon