State v. Chenoweth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`focus is on whether the unique characteristics of the state constitutional provision and its prior interpretations actually compel a particular result.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 192 Wash. 2d 871 - State v. Mayfield · State v. Pugh

2. “[n]o person shall be disturbed in his private affairs, or his home invaded, without authority of law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. McCormick · State v. Kirwin

3. “constitutionally mandated, exist[ing] primarily to vindicate personal privacy rights,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. In Re Nichols · State v. Louthan