State v. Crosby’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
April 1970
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.
“Exceptions. The last section does not extend: 23 * * * 24 "To any person by reason of any former marriage which has been pronounced void, annulled or dissolved by the judgment of a competent court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Crosby v. Ellsworth“Bigamy defined. Every person having a husband or wife living who marries any other person, except in the cases specified in the next section, is guilty of bigamy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Crosby v. Ellsworth“cannot be made by the person involved to avoid being charged with a criminal act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Crosby v. Ellsworth
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.