State v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
23
cited by 23 later decisions
4
states following
August 2025
most recently cited
23 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Bluff · United States v. Mason · 25 Cal. 4th 1180 - People v. Martin · State ex rel. Z.C. · State v. S.H.
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“exclud[ing] temporary possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of returning it to its lawful owner.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“'the best evidence of the legislature's intent is the plain language of the statute itself,”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) the controlled substance was attained innocently and held with no illicit or illegal purpose, and (2) the possession of the controlled substance was transitory; that is, that the defendant took adequate measures to rid himself of possession of the controlled substance as promptly as reasonably possible.”
2 later decisions 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.