189 Md. App. 112 - Hicks v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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29 state decisions

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

1. “(i) a weapon that expels, is designed to expel, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; or”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moore v. State · 191 Md. App. 297 - Neal v. State

2. ““We have found no Maryland cases that directly speak to the precise issue before us. We are persuaded, however, that a firearm need not be operable to sustain a conviction under Pub. Safety § 5-133(b). As noted, ‘firearm,’ the operative term here, is defined as ‘a weapon that expels, is designed to expel, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; or the frame or receiver of such a weapon.’ “Since the federal definition of ‘firearm’ is substantially the same as that in Pub. Safety, § 5-101(h), and the corresponding federal and Maryland statutes regulate essentially the same conduct, we view the federal courts’ interpretation of the term ‘firearm’ as persuasive. We hold that, in order to obtain a conviction under Pub. Safety § 5-133, the State need not prove that the firearm in question was operable.””

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

3. “§ 5-133. Restrictions on possession of regulated firearms. (b) Possession of regulated firearm prohibited. — A person may not possess a regulated firearm if the person: (1) has been convicted of a disqualifying crime----”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 Md. App. 297 - Neal v. State