State v. Willms’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. ““Therefore, the arrest on the oral charge of the owner of the place of business which had accepted a check drawn on a bank in which the defendant had no account, was proper since such arrest was made on a charge, based upon reasonable cause, of the commission of a felony by the defendant.” State v. Willms, supra, 117 N.W.2d at 87 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Frye · State v. McCabe

2. ““29-06-15. Arrest without warrant. — A peace officer, without a warrant, may arrest a person: * * * * * * 4.On a charge, made upon reasonable cause, of the commission of a felony by the party arrested.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Chaussee · State v. McCabe

3. ““The record discloses that, after accepting defendant’s check and delivering to him the watch and cash in exchange for it, the clerk who had accepted the check became suspicious and talked to his employer. The bank on which the check was drawn was called, and it was discovered that the defendant had no account with such bank. Thereupon the police were notified and the defendant was located and taken into custody, after which the State’s Attorney signed a criminal complaint upon which a criminal warrant was issued.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. McCabe