State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
34 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 34 later decisions — most recently March 2019 · most notably Commonwealth v. Connolly (1985), State v. Lass (1975)
34 state decisions — followed in 10 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Sheppard v. Maxwell · Estes v. Texas · Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc. · 2 Smith & H. 633 - Keller v. State · State v. Dudley
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Failure to have a valid driver’s license has been held relevant in cases of this kind. State v. Yowell, 184 Kan. 352 , 336 P.2d 841 ; Commonwealth v. Romig, 22 Pa.Dist. & Co.R. 341, 27 Berks 41. Other courts have held the evidence to be irrelevant. Madison v. State, 40 Ala.App. 62 , 109 So.2d 749 ; Roberts v. Commonwealth, 264 Ky. 545 , 95 S.W.2d 23 ; Commonwealth v. Williams, 133 Pa.Super. 104 , 1 A.2d 812 ; State v. Peterson, 116 Utah 362 , 210 P.2d 229 . We believe the latter courts have the better of the issue, in the absence of a showing of a causal relationship between the invalid license and the collision. Note, 10 Temple L.Q. 67. This view is consistent with our rule in civil cases. Ruckman v. Cudahy Packing Co., 230 Iowa 1144 , 300 N.W. 320 ; Schuster v. Gillispie, 217 Iowa 386 , 251 N.W. 735 . See also Hardwick v. Bublitz, 254 Iowa 1253 , 119 N.W.2d 886 (causal relationship shown under particular facts — defendant’s knowledge of driver’s incompetence). No causal relationship appeared here, and the trial court should have sustained the objection.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Stumpf v. Reiss“A motion for change of venue or continuance shall be granted whenever it is determined that because of the dissemination of potentially prejudicial material, there is a reasonable likelihood that in the absence of such relief, a fair trial cannot be had. This determination may be based on such evidence as qualified public opinion surveys or opinion testimony offered by individuals, or on the court's own evaluation of the nature, frequency, and timing of the material involved. A showing of actual prejudice shall not be required.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“state whether or not another was intoxicated at a particular time”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.