State v. Sauvage’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. ““It is thus seen our statute defines the offense only generally. This court has in a number of cases been concerned with further definition of the phrase ‘under the influence of intoxicating liquor’ as contained in a trial court’s instructions to a jury (State v. Ketter, 121 Kan. 516 , 247 Pac. 430 ; State v. Hayden, 126 Kan. 799 , 271 Pac. 291 ; Thornton v. Franse, 135 Kan. 782 , 12 P.2d 728 ; State v. Spohr, 171 Kan. 129 , 230 P.2d 1013 ; State v. Grimes, 193 Kan. 294 , 392 P.2d 926 ).” pp. 555-56.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Reeves

2. ““A person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor when, as a result of the consumption of alcoholic beverages, he has lost control of his mental faculties and bodily functions to the extent that he is unable to operate his vehicle as a person exercising ordinary care would under like circumstances. It is not necessary that such person be completely incapacitated.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 4 Kan. App. 2d 218 - City of Topeka v. Martin