State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[a]lthough defendant's absconding from probation does not deny this court the power to review his case, we, in our discretion, decline to call upon the resources of this court for a review of his case." 312 Or. at 564 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 124 Or. App. 439 - State v. Sterner

2. “[i]t is a substantial and just rule that courts will not hear an appeal while the appellant is fleeing from justice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 124 Or. App. 439 - State v. Sterner

3. “the power, in [its] discretion, to dismiss the appeal where the appellant is a fugitive from justice[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 124 Or. App. 439 - State v. Sterner