State v. Preston’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 district · 37 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The first of these words does not, in common parlance, or in legal construction, necessarily and per se imply a wicked purpose or perverse disposition, or indeed any evil or improper motive, intent or feeling; but the second is ordinarily used in a bad sense to express something of that kind, or to characterize an act done wantonly, or one which a man of reasonable knowledge and ability must know to be contrary to his duty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 201 Wis. 2d 121 - State v. Mueller

2. ““ Wilful is not the synonym of voluntary. In truth, they express no idea which is common to both. The former is a word of much greater strength than the latter. Wilful, in this connection, denotes “governed by the will; without yielding to reason; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; inflexible.” Voluntary, in this connection, means “willing; acting with willingness.” It is the antithesis.of involuntary.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Milwaukee Corrugating Co. v. Industrial Commission

3. “mean little more than plain intentionally, or designedly.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 111 Wis. 2d 80 - Dept. of Transp. v. Transp. Comm.