State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

595 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 607 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “as applied to defendants who committed sex offenses prior to its enactment, violates Section 28, Article II of the Ohio Constitution, which prohibits the General Assembly from passing retroactive laws.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. D.S. · State v. Sturgill

2. “[f]ollowing the enactment of S.B. 10, all doubt has been removed: R.C. Chapter 2950 is punitive”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Halsey · State v. Scott

3. “an inconvenience 'comparable to renewing a driver's license.' " Id. at ¶ 16, quoting Cook at 418 . The court observed that under the new law: [s]ex offenders are no longer allowed to challenge their classifications as sex offenders because classification is automatic depending on the offense. Judges no longer review the sex-offender classification. In general, sex offenders are required to register more often and for a longer period of time. They are required to register in person and in several different places. * * * Furthermore, all the registration requirements apply without regard to the future dangerousness of the sex offender. Instead, registration requirements and other requirements are based solely on the fact of a conviction. William at ¶ 20. The court therefore held that "[w]hen we consider all the changes enacted by S.B. 10 in aggregate, we conclude that imposing the current registration requirements on a sex offender whose crime was committed prior to the enactment of S.B. 10 is punitive * * * [and] violates Section 28, Article II of the Ohio Constitution, which prohibits the General Assembly from passing retroactive laws.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Jackson