State v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 23 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Proof of an independent crime is admissible in the discretion of the court, and may be received in the state's case in chief, under proper instructions, if it is relevant to the proof of the guilt of the defendant for the crime with which he is charged. To be relevant it must prove or tend to prove identity of person or crime, to prove scienter or guilty knowledge, to prove intent, to show inclination or motive, to prove plan, scheme, or system of operation and to prove malice. ( State v. Myrick, 181 Kan. 1056 , 317 P.2d 485 .) The legislature recognized the exceptions to the general rule, as contended by defendant, in enacting chapter 303, section 60-455, Laws of 1963. The mentioned rules, exceptions and statutes were thoroughly discussed in the well -annotated opinion of State v. Wright, 194 Kan. 271 , 398 P.2d 339 ..." (l.c. 262.) (Emphasis supplied.)”

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

2. ““We lastly note that the defendant attempted to join with his direct criminal appeal, an appeal from a civil proceeding commenced pursuant to the provisions of K. S. A. 60-1507 (íi). This he cannot do. . . .””

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

3. “"... a motion to vacate, set aside or correct a sentence cannot be maintained while an appeal from the conviction and sentence is pending or during the time within which an appeal may be perfected, . . .””

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