State v. Bird’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Substantial competent evidence is legal and relevant evidence a reasonable person could accept to support a conclusion.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. White v. State · 55 Kan. App. 2d 356 - State Ex Rel. Geary Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't v. One 2008 Toyota Tundra

2. “"[I]ncarceration should be reserved for serious/violent offenders who present a threat to public safety; sanctions should be imposed based on harm inflicted; sanctions should be uniform and not related to socioeconomic factors, race, or geographic location; penalties should be clear so as to be understood; individuals should not be sent to prison solely to gain education or job skills; and the system must be rational to allow policymakers to allocate resources. [Citation omitted.]” (Emphasis added.) 298 Kan. at 399 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Montgomery · 50 Kan. App. 2d 1203 - State v. Theurer

3. “'To be substantial the reason must be real, not imagined, and of substance, not ephemeral.' A reason is 'compelling' when it 'forces the court, by the facts of the case, to abandon the status quo and to venture beyond the sentence that it would ordinarily impose.' [Citations omitted.]”

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