State v. MacArthur’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]e must assume that the legislature has reviewed the legislation and that it intends the words used be given their meaning.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 384 Wis. 2d 416 - State v. Johnny K. Pinder · State v. Davis

2. “its common, ordinary, and accepted meaning[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 384 Wis. 2d 416 - State v. Johnny K. Pinder · 336 Wis. 2d 419 - State v. Larson

3. “Therefore, statutory language is interpreted in the context in which it is used; not in isolation but as part of a whole; in relation to the language of surrounding or closely-related statutes; and reasonably, to avoid absurd or unreasonable results.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 384 Wis. 2d 416 - State v. Johnny K. Pinder