Cochran v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

87 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 87 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘ “It is a cardinal rule of law that statutes complete in themselves, relating to a specific thing, take precedence over general statutes or over other statutes which deal only incidentally with the same question, or which might be construed to relate to it. Where there is a conflict between a statute dealing generally with a subject, and another dealing specifically with a certain phase of it, the specific legislation controls in a proper case. [Citations omitted.]” ’ ” 293 Kan. at 1088 (quoting Cochran v. Kansas Dept. of Agriculture, 291 Kan. 898, 907 , 249 P.3d 434 [2011]).”

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

2. “explained that if a person does not have standing to challenge an action or to request a particular type of relief, then 'there is no justiciable case or controversy' and the suit must be dismissed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schaake v. City of Lawrence · Hernandez v. Pistotnik

3. “'[C]ourts presume the legislature acts with knowledge of existing statutory and case law when it enacts legislation.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Central Kansas Medical Center v. Hatesohl