State v. McGlothan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

55 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 55 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) sharing of familial or financial responsibilities and (2) consortium.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Riedel · State v. Stewart

2. “'to protect persons from violence by close family members or residents of the same household' and 'to offer protections to a wide class of persons.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Riedel

3. “believed that an assault involving a family or household member deserves further protection than an assault on a stranger.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Stewart