State v. Chakerian’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. “(1) A person commits the crime of riot if while participating with five or more other persons the person engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly creates a grave risk of causing public alarm.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hall · 165 Or. App. 226 - State v. Allred

2. “"ORS 166.015, by its terms, is not directed at speech at all, let alone at restraining the free expression of opinion or the right to speak freely on any subject. Rather, the statute is directed at a harm —the creation of a grave risk of public alarm." Id. at 375 , 938 P.2d 756 (first emphasis in original; second emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 Or. App. 226 - State v. Allred