State v. Soto’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

122 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 122 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “because it permits a judge to find by a preponderance of the evidence the existence of one or more aggravating factors necessary to impose an increased mandatory minimum sentence, rather than requiring a jury to find the existence of the aggravating factors beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Warrior · State v. Coleman

2. “that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Trotter · State v. Johnson

3. “Determining a statute's constitutionality is a question of law subject to unlimited review. We presume statutes are constitutional and must resolve all doubts in favor of a statute's validity. Further, we must interpret a statute in a manner that renders it constitutional if there is any reasonable construction that will maintain the legislature's apparent intent. State v. Gaona , 293 Kan. 930 , 957-58, 270 P.3d 1165 (2012).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Petersen-Beard · State v. Gonzalez