14 Kan. App. 2d 329 - McLain v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Kidnapping is the taking or confining of any person, accomplished by force, threat or deception, with the intent to hold such person: (a) For ransom, or as a shield or hostage; or (b) To facilitate flight or the commission of any crime; or (c) To inflict bodily injury or to terrorize the victim or another; or (d) To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 18 Kan. App. 2d 435 - Carmichael v. State