State v. Coco’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

60 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 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““That the word ‘liquor’ or - the phrase ‘intoxicating liquor,’ wherever used in this act, shall be construed to include, alcohol, whisky, brandy, rum, gin, beer, ale, porter,” etc., “by whatever name Galled.” (Italics ours).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. McCinton · State v. Whittaker

2. “'“The Legislature shall never adopt any system or code of laws by general reference to such system or code of laws; but in all cases shall recite at length the several provisions of the laws it may enact.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Whittaker · State v. Marceaux

3. ““That nothing in this act shall be construed to forbid the possession of intoxicating liquors in one’s private dwelling or abode while the same is occupied by him as such a dwelling, provided such intoxicating liquors were legally acquired and áre only for personal consumption by the owner thereof and his family residing in such dwelling and his bona fide guest when entertained by him therein. “Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a citizen who is a householder from brewing beer and fermenting wine for the use of himself and his family in his home and his bona fide guest entertained in such home.””

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