181 Wis. 2d 826 - State v. Dwyer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “Defendant to be present. (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), the defendant shall be present: (a) At the arraignment; (b) At trial; (c) At all proceedings when the jury is being selected; (d) At any evidentiary hearing; (e) At any view by the jury; (f) When the jury returns its verdict; (g) At the pronouncement of judgment and the imposition of sentence; (h) At any other proceeding when ordered by the court. (2) A defendant charged with a misdemeanor may authorize his or her attorney in writing to act on his or her behalf in any manner, with leave of the court, and be excused from attendance at any or all proceedings. (3) If the defendant is present at the beginning of the trial and thereafter, during the progress of the trial or before the verdict of the jury has been returned into court, voluntarily absents himself or herself from the presence of the court without leave of the court, the trial or return of verdict of the jury in the case shall not thereby be postponed or delayed, but the trial or submission of said case to the jury for verdict and the return of verdict thereon, if required, shall proceed in all respects as though the defendant were present in court at all times. A defendant need not be present at the pronouncement or entry of an order granting or denying relief under s. 974.02 or 974.06. If the defendant is not present, the time for appeal from any order under ss. 974.02 and 974.06 shall commence after a copy has been served upon the attorney repres”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 210 Wis. 2d 670 - State v. Koopmans · 373 Wis. 2d 214 - State v. Washington

2. “Statutory analysis begins with an examination of the language of the statute itself to determine whether the language is clear or ambiguous.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 207 Wis. 2d 358 - Lincoln Savings Bank v. Wisconsin Department of Revenue · 195 Wis. 2d 161 - State v. Dawson

3. “construction of a statute presents a question of law, subject to de novo review on appeal”

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