People v. Dolson’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
June 2018
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“`[A]ny knife which has a blade which is released from the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force which, when released, is locked in place by means of a button, spring, lever or other device.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Strange · State v. Riddall“appears to meet the first part of the statutory definition of a gravity knife”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Copeland v. Vance“blade can ... be released from its sheath by a flick of the wrist”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Copeland v. Vance
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.