State v. Eberhardt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'a long history, a substantial consensus, and simple common sense' to be sufficient evidence for even a strict scrutiny review.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 184 So. 3d 51 - State v. Brown · State of Missouri v. Santonio L. McCoy

2. “A. It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) which is a felony or simple burglary, burglary of a pharmacy, burglary of an inhabited dwelling, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, felony illegal use of weapons or dangerous instru-mentalities, manufacture or possession of a delayed action incendiary device, manufacture or possession of a bomb, or possession of a firearm while in the possession of or during the sale or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, or any violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law which is a felony, or any crime which is defined as a sex offense in R.S. 15:541, or any crime defined as an attempt to commit one of the above-enumerated offenses under the laws of this state, or who has been convicted under the laws of any other state or of the United States or of any foreign government or country of a crime which, if committed in this state, would be one of the above-enumerated crimes, to possess a firearm or carry a concealed weapon. B. Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten nor more than twenty years without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 14:27, whoever is found guilty of attempting to violate the provisions of this Section s”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 151 So. 3d 946 - State v. Frith

3. “the State has a compelling interest in regulating convicted felons still under the State's supervision, and LSA-R.S. 14:95.1 is narrowly tailored to achieve that interest .... LSA-R.S. 14:95.1 survives strict scrutiny and was not an unconstitutional infringement of Draughter's right to bear arms, pursuant to Article I, Section 11, as applied to the narrow fact situation presented in that case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Fletcher