State v. Oster’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"* * * That rule [the rule in larceny cases] is that identification of property found in the possession of the accused as that stolen in the theft with which he is charged must be by the most direct and positive testimony of which the case is susceptible * * *." (Citations omitted.) 232 Or. at 403 , 376 P.2d 87 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 53 Or. App. 785 - State v. Brock