State v. Martin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 21-4716(b)(2)(A) specifically lists the victim’s young age as an aggravating factor but 21-4716(b)(1) says nothing about the defendant’s young age being a mitigating factor. Even though the list of mitigating factors is nonexclusive, the doctrine of expressio unius est exclusio alterius applies here, and, thus, the legislature must not have intended for the defendant’s young age to be a mitigating factor.” 259 Kan. at 235 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 41 Kan. App. 2d 805 - State v. Schad

2. “the legislature's silence on kingpin status is legally significant because it contrasts with the legislature's expression on a minor role.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Gibson

3. “[t]he offender played a minor or passive role in the crime,”

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