State v. Langan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The word `expungement' is a misnomer and should not be used for an order under ORS 137.225(1)(a). That statute does not call for expunging anything from the record of conviction but for sealing the record. ORS 137.225(3). * * * An order under the statute is not designed to `rewrite history' and deny the occurrence of an event but to limit the purposes for which official records may be used to exhume that past event."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 109 Or. App. 7 - State v. Burke · State v. KP

2. “to any kind of judicial or nonjudicial procedure in the course of which the state seeks to compel testimony that may be used against the witness in a criminal prosecution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Fish

3. “"No person shall be * * * compelled in any criminal prosecution to testify against himself."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Fish