State v. Whiteway’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the nature of the offense with which the defendant is charged; (2) the defendant’s prior convictions, history of violence, medical and mental health needs, history of supervision, and risk of flight; and (3) any risk or undue burden to other persons who reside at the proposed residence or risk to third parties or to public safety that may result from such placement.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Peggy L. Shores · State v. Blow

2. “[a]lthough the court must consider the risk to public safety in placing a defendant on home detention, we do not view this consideration to include second-guessing how the commissioner administers the home detention program.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Peggy L. Shores · State v. Joshua Boyer

3. “did not articulate any factors specific to [the] defendant herself that weighed against her in the court's reasoning.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Peggy L. Shores · State v. Weaver