State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Crimes are described as offenses against the lives and persons of individuals; offenses against property; offenses against public justice; offenses against public policy, etc.” Citing State ex rel. Erickson v. West, 42 Minn. 147 , 43 N. W. 845 , and quoting therefrom: “ ‘The terms “crime,” “offense,” and “criminal offense” are all synonymous, and are ordinarly used interchangeably, and include any breach of law established for the protection of the public as distinguished from an infringement of mere private rights, for which a penalty is imposed or punishment inflicted in any judicial proceeding.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Slowe

2. ““It can scarcely be argued that any person who has in his possession privately manufactured distilled liquor, without a lawful permit, is not doing something which the statute prohibits.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Slowe

3. ““. . . The possession of any privately manufactured distilled liquors without such permit is hereby prohibited. ...””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Slowe