State v. Webb’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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.

1. “If the substituted party appellant is successful . . . then, because remand for a retrial is impossible, the conviction and all associated financial obligations must be abated.”

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

2. “ha[d] been presented with no authority holding that a deceased defendant's right to appeal mandates abatement of all convictions or all monetary obligations imposed”

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

3. “We hold that when a [defendant] dies during the pendency of his or her appeal, that appeal may be pursued by a party substituted under the provisions of RAP 3.2.”

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