State v. Matthews’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 24 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(b) The amendment or repeal of an act or statutory provision, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, shall not: (1) Affect the operation of the act or provision prior to the effective date of the amendment or repeal thereof;.... (4) Affect' any suit, remedy or proceeding to enforce or give effect to any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, incurred or accrued under the amended or repealed provision prior to the effective date of the amendment or repeal; and the suit, remedy or proceeding may be instituted, prosecuted or continued as if the act or provision had not been repealed or amended.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Dunn

2. “The amendment or repeal of an act or statutory provision, [except where a penalty is reduced], shall not . . . [a]ffect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred prior to the effective date of- the amendment or repeal....”

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

3. “Under a saving clause or statute, the statutory rights and penalties are determined by the statute in effect at the time of the occurrence of the facts and may be enforced after repeal if the underlying facts are proved.”

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