People v. Boa’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “All judges of courts of record within their respective jurisdictions, and justices of the peace in their respective counties, are conservators of the peace and shall cause to be kept all laws made for the preservation of the peace, and may require persons to give security to keep the peace or for their good behavior or both as provided by this act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Opinion No. Oag 18-80, (1980)

2. “from the law against carrying concealed weapons, refers to and intends to include only those officers whose duties and powers are similar to the duties and powers of the officers named in said section just before the words”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Opinion No. Oag 18-80, (1980)

3. “sheriffs, coroners, constables, policemen, or other peace officers.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Opinion No. Oag 18-80, (1980)