State v. Jelliff’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 41 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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"An appeal may be taken by the state from: . . . . . "4. An order made after judgment affecting any substantial right of the state. "5. An order granting the return of property or suppressing evidence, or suppressing a confession or admission, when accompanied by a statement of the prosecuting attorney asserting that the deprivation of the use of the property ordered to be returned or suppressed or of a confession or admission ordered to be suppressed has rendered the proof available to the state with respect to the criminal charge filed with the court, (1) insufficient as a matter of law, or (2) so weak in its entirety that any possibility of prosecuting such charge to a conviction has been effectively destroyed. The statement shall be filed with the clerk of district court and a copy thereof shall accompany the notice of appeal."”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ronngren · State v. Ronngren

2. ““1. ... a. the forbidden conduct; b. the attendant circumstances specified in the definition and grading of the offense; c. the required culpability; d. any required result; and e. the nonexistence of a defense as to which there is evidence in the case sufficient to give rise to a reasonable doubt on the issue.””

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

3. “We have held repeatedly that statutes must be construed to avoid ludicrous and absurd results.”

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