State v. Seifert’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In our opinion, the fact that the gun defendant used required gas rather than gunpowder to discharge its projectile does not mean, as defendant contends, that the gun could not be a firearm within the meaning of the term ‘firearm’ used in § 609.02. Having statutory purpose in mind, we think that term should be defined broadly to include guns using newer types of projectile propellants and should not be restricted in meaning to guns using gunpowder. In this respect we note that § 97.40, subd. 34, defines ‘firearms’ for purposes of game and fish laws as ‘any gun from which shot or a projectile is discharged by means of an explosive, gas, or compressed air.’ The gun used by defendant might also qualify as a dangerous weapon under the alternative test contained in § 609.02 (‘any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great bodily harm’).” 256 N.W.2d 88 .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of Minnesota v. David Lee Haywood · State v. Newman

2. ““ ‘Dangerous weapon’ means any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great bodily harm, or any other device or instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great bodily harm.””

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