State v. Wadsworth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[l]egislature has an established practice of defining prohibited acts in general terms, leaving to the judicial and executive branches the task of establishing specifics.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. McGee Guest Home v. Department of Social and Health Services · State v. Chavez

2. “This court has recognized the inherent power and obligation of the judiciary to control all its necessary functions to promote the effective administration of justice.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Ricky W. Ward v. Dorothy Winston Colom · Robertson v. Robertson

3. “The separation of powers doctrine is not specifically enunciated in either the Washington or federal constitutions, but is universally recognized as deriving from the tripartite system of government established in both constitutions. See, e.g., Wash. Const, arts. II, III, and IV (establishing the legislative department, the executive, and judiciary); U.S. Const, arts. I, II, and III (defining legislative, executive, and judicial branches);.... When separation of powers challenges are raised involving different branches of state government, only the state constitution is implicated.... However, this court relies on federal principles regarding the separation of powers doctrine in interpreting and applying the state's separation of powers doctrine....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wadsworth · In Re Personal Restraint of Stewart