State v. Tate’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “nothing more than agreement as to the veracity of a fact in issue. Black's Law Dictionary 1550 (9th Ed.2009) defines 'stipulation' as a 'voluntary agreement between opposing parties concerning some relevant point; esp., an agreement relating to a proceeding, made by attorneys representing adverse parties to the proceeding.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Howard

2. “[w]henever in any case it is necessary to prove a prior conviction, a certified copy of the entry of judgment in such prior conviction together with evidence sufficient to identify the defendant named in the entry as the offender in the case at bar, is sufficient to prove such prior conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Booker

3. “When a prior conviction elevates a misdemeanor to a felony, 'the prior conviction is an essential element of the crime, and must be proved by the state.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Nelson