State v. Short’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Writ denied. Proper remedy by appeal to district court. R.S. 13:1896, as amended. Likewise, any application for writs in aid of its jurisdiction should be directed to the district court. La. Const, art. 5 Sec. 2 (1974). “DIXON, J., is of the opinion that this court should act and issue the writ of mandamus to the justice of the peace as an act of judicial economy.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 438 So. 2d 639 - City of Bossier City v. Jacobs

2. “[a] judge may issue writs of habeas corpus and all needful writs, orders and process in aid of the jurisdiction of his court ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 734 So. 2d 772 - In Re Shintech