Rugg v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1918
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 1978
most recently cited
2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““* * * in indictments for misdemeanors a substantial description of the offense is required to reasonably identify the offense for which the defendant is being prosecuted.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. McLemore v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.