State v. May’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

58 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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If the person refuses to submit to ... a test as requested pursuant to this section, additional testing shall not be given unless the certifying officer has probable cause to believe that the person, while under the influence of alcohol..., has operated a vehicle in such a manner as to have caused the death of or serious injury to another person.” (Emphasis added.) K.S.A. 8-1001(h).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Dodge City v. Webb

2. “To the extent our decision involves . . . the interpretation and application of prior court precedent, we are resolving questions of law and, thus, exercising unlimited review.”

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

3. “Substantial evidence is ... evidence that a reasonable person might accept as sufficient to support a conclusion.”

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