State v. McCormick’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'manifestly unreasonable, or exercised on untenable grounds, or for untenable reasons.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State Of Washington v. Thanh Pham Nguyen · State v. Norris

2. “Given the State’s strong interest in protecting the public, McCormick’s diminished interest because of his status as a convicted sex offender serving a SSOSA sentence, and that McCormick’s proposed scenario leads to dangerous situations where McCormick can frequent places where minors are known to congregate, due process does not require the State to prove that McCormick willfully violated the condition.[ 30 ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 180 Wash. App. 413 - State v. Miller

3. “(1) receive notice of the alleged violation; (2) be provided an opportunity to present documentary evidence and call witnesses when not unduly hazardous to institutional safety and correctional goals; and (3) receive a written statement of the evidence relied upon and the reasons for the disciplinary action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Pers. Restraint of Schley