State v. Tate’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
December 2020
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Independent School District No. 16 · State ex rel. Oklahoma State Department of Health v. Robertson · State v. Van Lear · Russell v. State · State v. Wallace
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The fundamental rule of statutory construction is to ascertain the intent of the legislature. Words and phrases of a statute are to be understood and used not in an abstract sense, but with due regard for context, and they must harmonize with other sections of the Act.”
10 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. ANTINI v. ANTINI · ANTINI v. ANTINI“3. If the additional cash or securities are not deposited with the court clerk on or before the ninety-first day after the date of service of the order and judgment of forfeiture from the court clerk, or mailing of the notice if no receipt is made, then the court clerk shall notify the Insurance Commissioner by sending a certified copy of the order and judgment of forfeiture and proof that the bondsman and, if applicable, the insurer have been notified by mail with return receipt requested.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Pipher v. Rowland
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.