State v. Engel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 22 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “is to be discerned from the ordinary meaning of the language at issue, the context of the statute in which that provision is found, related provisions, and the statutory scheme as a whole.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 190 Wash. 2d 470 - State v. James-Buhl · TRACFONE WIRELESS v. Dept. of Revenue

2. “as that term was intended to be interpreted by the legislature. However, where the fence is of such a nature that it is erected mainly for the purpose of protecting property within its confines and is, in fact, an integral part of a closed compound, its function becomes analogous to that of a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Francis L. Lampman

3. “Interpretation of a statute is a question of law that we review de novo.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 169 Wash. 2d 537 - State v. Kintz