State v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The Legislature has the power to define and prescribe punishment for criminal offenses. . . . The plain and unambiguous language used in K. S. A. 1973 Supp. 8-262 (a) requires the state prove the person charged has driven a motor vehicle on a public highway, and has done so when his privilege to operate a motor vehicle was canceled, suspended or revoked. A showing of prior convictions goes only to the question of defendant’s status. The prior conviction or convictions gives the defendant a classification, and the statute prescribes sequentially increased punishment for repeated offenders. A repeating offender is not punished for the prior offense or offenses, but the Legislature has declared that repeated violations justify the enhanced penalty. . . . K. S. A. 1973 Supp. 8-262 (a) is a self-contained, specific habitual criminal statute.” (p. 570.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Loudermilk · State v. Merrill

2. ““Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any public highway of this state at a time when his privilege so to do is canceled, suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor on the first conviction, a class A misdemeanor on the second conviction and for third and subsequent convictions shall be guilty of a class E felony. . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Loudermilk