State v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

101 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 101 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A fundamental rule of statutory construction is that the intent of the legislature governs when that intent can be ascertained from the statute. When a statute is plain and unambiguous, an appellate court must give effect to the intention of the legislature rather than determine what the law should or should not be.” Lewis, 263 Kan. 843 , Syl. ¶ 2.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 26 Kan. App. 2d 914 - State v. Creamer · State v. Pendleton

2. ““If a person (A) is convicted of a violation of this section, committed while the person’s privilege to drive was suspended or revoked for a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, or any ordinance of any city or a law of another state, which ordinance or law prohibits the acts prohibited by that statute, and (B) is or has been also convicted of a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, or of a municipal ordinance or law of another state, which ordinance or law prohibits tire acts prohibited by that statute, committed while the person’s privilege to drive was so suspended or revoked, the person shall not be eligible for suspension of sentence, probation or parole until the person has served at least 90 days’ imprisonment, and any fine imposed on such person shall be in addition to such a term of imprisonment.””

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

3. “A person may be guilty of a crime without having a culpable mental state if the crime is: (a) A misdemeanor, cigarette or tobacco infraction or traffic infraction and the statute defining the crime clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described; (b) a felony and the statute defining the crime clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described; (c) a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 or 8-1567a, and amendments thereto [DUI]; (d) a violation of K.S.A. 8-2,144, and amendments thereto [commercial vehicle DUI]; or (e) a violation of K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto [KORA].”

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