State v. Carey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When interpreting a statute, our purpose is to discern legislative intent. To this end, we look first to the language of the statute as the best indication of legislative intent. Additionally, we may examine the statute's context and history.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 340 Wis. 2d 454 - Kalahari Development, LLC v. Iconica, Inc. · 2005 WI App 22 - Kontowicz v. American Standard Insurance

2. “If the court determines that it is unlikely that the defendant will become competent within the remaining commitment period, it shall discharge the defendant from the commitment and release him or her, except as provided in par. (b). The court may order the defendant to appear in court at specified intervals for redetermination of his or her competency to proceed.”

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

3. “to accommodate the constitutional protections against perpetual, unjustified confinement on the one hand and the interests of the public in prosecuting criminal defendants on the other hand,”

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