150 Wis. 2d 256 - State v. LeQue’s Empirical Analysis

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17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “subject to adult circuit court jurisdiction because the age of the defendant on the date the action is filed, not his age on the date of the alleged offense, determines whether the adult court has subject matter jurisdiction over a criminal proceeding.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 375 Wis. 2d 248 - State v. Sanders · 224 Wis. 2d 706 - State v. Schroeder

2. “adult circuit court [had] the authority to determine all criminal actions [and t]his authority [was] circumscribed only by the juvenile court's jurisdiction and it is well established that this restriction only exists if the defendant is under the age of eighteen when charged [under the statute then applicable, §§48.12(1) and 48.02(3m), STATS., 1987-88)].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 224 Wis. 2d 706 - State v. Schroeder

3. “If a child is alleged to have violated s. 940.01 or 940.02 [first-degree intentional and reckless homicide] on or after his or her 14th birthday or if a child is alleged to have violated any state criminal law on or after his or her 16th birthday, the child or district attorney may apply to the court to waive its jurisdiction under this chapter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 Wis. 2d 453 - State v. Annala