State v. Wetrich’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

94 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 94 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “For an out-of-state conviction to be comparable to an offense under the Kansas criminal code, the elements of the out-of-state crime cannot be broader than the elements of the Kansas crime. In other words, the elements of the out-of-state crime must be identical to, or narrower than, the elements of the Kansas crime to which it is being referenced.”

   14 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 55 Kan. App. 2d 621 - State v. Walter · State v. Smith

2. “"(1) Out-of-state convictions and juvenile adjudications shall be used in classifying the offender's criminal history. "(2) An out-of-state crime will be classified as either a felony or a misdemeanor according to the convicting jurisdiction: .... "(3) The state of Kansas shall classify the crime as person or nonperson. In designating a crime as person or nonperson, comparable offenses under the Kansas criminal code in effect on the date the current crime of conviction was committed shall be referred to. If the state of Kansas does not have a comparable offense in effect on the date the current crime of conviction was committed, the out-of-state conviction shall be classified as a nonperson crime." K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-6811(e).”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Smith · State v. Murdock

3. “with intent to commit a felony, theft or sexual battery therein.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 55 Kan. App. 2d 621 - State v. Walter · State v. Moore