State v. Langford’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hen the state seeks to impose a punitive sanction for contempt, it must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a valid court order exists, that the defendant knew of the order, and that the defendant voluntarily failed to comply with it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 290 Or. App. 159 - State v. Feyko

2. “review to determine whether the record contains evidence from which a rational trier of fact, drawing all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to the state, could find all elements of contempt beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 295 Or. App. 410 - State v. Welch

3. “When a defendant argues that there was insufficient evidence to find that the defendant violated a court order, we proceed as though we were reviewing the denial of a motion for a judgment of acquittal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 290 Or. App. 159 - State v. Feyko