Lambert v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Under the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, 37 O.S.1959 Supp. §§ 501-567, an information charging defendant with the unlawful sale of an alcoholic beverage without first applying for and being issued a license therefor, contrary to the form of the statutes in such cases made and provided, is sufficient to charge the offense of unlawful sale of an alcoholic beverage without a license.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Trapp

2. ““That * * * Creóla Thelma Trapp * * * did unlawfully sell an alcoholic beverage, to-wit: Two (2) J4 pints of whiskey to M. K. Quesenberry without first having applied for and being issue a license for the sale of said beverage by the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, contrary to the form of the statutes in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Trapp

3. ““ * * * an information charging defendant with the unlawful sale of an alcoholic beverage in retail quantity without first applying for and receiving a license, sufficiently informs the defendant of the charge he is to meet, and states an offense under the provisions of 37 O.S.1959 Supp. §§ 505, 538.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State ex rel. Mills v. Dobbins