State v. Bornhoeft’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]f an individual claims to have been engaged in a constitutionally protected activity, the court shall determine the validity of the claim as a matter of law and, if found valid, shall exclude evidence of the activity.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Simon, State v. Redway · In Re Ar

2. “[a] violation of the disorderly conduct statute does not necessarily depend on the particular content of the speech involved, but on the behavior.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Simon, State v. Redway · In Re Ar

3. “[w]hile Bornhoeft could not have been charged for disorderly conduct solely on the basis of the content of his `speech,' the affidavit filed with the complaint described conduct that can be the basis of disorderly conduct charges, such as Bornhoeft's intentional yelling on a city street in the middle of the night in a residential area or his pointing his left arm at the deputy while standing five feet away and yelling.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Ar