304 So. 2d 758 - State v. Cornelison’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The `forthwith' mandate of the statute is directed to the Department for the purpose of protecting the public at large from the habitually intoxicated motorist and not to create by implication a prescriptive period to relieve the convicted driver from the penalties of his own misconduct."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sneed v. Department of Public Safety · 341 So. 2d 80 - Fontenot v. State, Dept. of Public Safety

2. “2. LSA-R.S. 32:414(B) provides in pertinent part: B. The department shall forthwith revoke the license of any person, for a period of twelve months, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of the conviction or the entry of a plea of guilty and a sentence thereupon or of the forfeiture of bail of any person charged with any of the following crimes: ... (2) Conviction or entry of a plea of guilty and sentence thereupon, or of the forfeiture of bail of any such person on the second or subsequent offense for operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating beverages.... 3. LSA-R.S. 32:414(G)(1)(a) provides: Any period of suspension or revocation under this Chapter shall begin upon the receipt by the department of the operator's license of the person affected, upon the expiration of the operator's license, or upon proof of its loss. 4. LSA-R.S. 32:415.1(A)(1) provides in pertinent part: A.(1) Upon suspension, revocation or cancellation of a person's driver's license for the first time only as provided for under R.S. 32:414 and R.S. 32:415, said person, after initial notice from the department, shall have the right to file a petition in the district court of a parish in which the applicant is domiciled alleging that revocation of his driving privileges will deprive him or his family of the necessities of life and will prevent him from earning a livelihood. The district court is vested with jurisdiction to set the matter for con”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Spataro v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORR.