State v. Harper’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
June 2002
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ex parte Hudgings · In the Matter of Criminal Contempt of Thomas C McConnell · Curlee v. Howle · Bigham v. Bigham · 166 W. Va. 690 - State v. Boyd
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is well settled that contempt results from willful disobedience of a court order; and before a person may be held in contempt, the record must be clear and specific as to acts or conduct upon which the contempt is based.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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