191 Wis. 2d 646 - State v. Martin’s Empirical Analysis

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17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Jurisdiction over children alleged to have committed assault or battery in a secured correctional facility. Notwithstanding ss. 48.12(1) and 48.18, courts of criminal jurisdiction have exclusive original jurisdiction over a child who is alleged to have violated s. 940.20(1) . . . while placed in a secured correctional facility. Notwithstanding subchs. IV to VI, a child who is alleged to have violated s. 940.20(1). . . while placed in a secured correctional facility is subject to the procedures specified in chs. 967 to 979 and the criminal penalties provided for those crimes, unless a court of criminal jurisdiction transfers jurisdiction under s. 970.032 to a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 198 Wis. 2d 177 - State v. Verhagen · 198 Wis. 2d 554 - State v. Hazen

2. “[Traditionally, the right to classify crimes and enact procedures that travel to "deterrability" and "depreciation" are for society. The voice of society in this country is the legislature. It follows that the legislature has the responsibility for enacting laws reflecting society's appreciation of the seriousness of one crime as opposed to another.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 222 Wis. 2d 586 - State v. Block · State v. Radke

3. “only if the classification rests on grounds wholly irrelevant to the achievement of the State's objective.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. JEREMY P. · 222 Wis. 2d 586 - State v. Block