State v. Tremble’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[q]uestions reserved by the State in a criminal prosecution, under K.S.A. 2003 Supp. 22-3602(b)(3), will not be entertained on appeal merely to demonstrate whether error has been committed by the trial court. Generally, this court has accepted appeals on questions reserved by the State where the appeals involve issues of statewide interest important to the correct and uniform administration of the criminal law and the interpretation of statutes. We have uniformly declined to entertain questions reserved in which the resolution of tire question would not provide helpful precedent.””

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

2. “). We conclude the standard for considering a question reserved is met by this appeal. The State's reserved question does not require this court to analyze factual circumstances unique to the present case but raises a matter of statutory interpretation that would have widespread application. Further, the issue is one of first impression, is likely to arise repeatedly, and is important to the correct and uniform administration of the criminal law. Accordingly, we accept the State's question, finding it is”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re CPW

3. “`matters of statewide interest important to the correct and uniform administration of the criminal law and the interpretation of statutes,'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re CPW