State v. Pollard’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It should be noted that the alleged firearm possession in Kansas occurred within Pollard’s 2-year probationary period for the Missouri felony. Our decision is limited to those facts and does not decide if the result would be the same if the Kansas offense had occurred after the expiration of the 2-year period.” (Emphasis added.) 273 Kan. at 714 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hankins · 51 Kan. App. 2d 168 - State v. Evans

2. “When construing criminal statutes, it is well settled that such statutes must be strictly construed in favor of the accused. Any reasonable doubt about meaning is decided in favor of anyone subjected to the criminal statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States of America v. Nelly Marguerite Schmitt Degasso

3. “'adjudged that [Pollard] having been found guilty upon a plea of guilty entered on 7/14/99, . . . is guilty of said offense(s).'”

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