40 Wash. App. 353 - State v. Newman’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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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. “(1) A person is guilty of escape in the first degree if, being detained pursuant to a conviction of a felony or an equivalent juvenile offense, he escapes from custody or a detention facility.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Christian · 56 Wash. App. 268 - State v. Basford

2. “"Any prisoner approved for placement under a work release plan who wilfully fails to return to the designated place of confinement at the time specified shall be deemed an escapee and fugitive from justice, and upon conviction shall be guilty of a felony and sentenced in accordance with the terms of *chapter 9.31 RCW. The provisions of this section shall be incorporated in every work release plan adopted by the department. ""*Reviser's note: 'Chapter 9.31 RCW' was repealed by 1975 1st ex.s. c. 260 § 9A.92.010. For later enactment see chapter 9A.76 RCW."”

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

3. “within the definition of RCW 72.65.010(4) because a county jail falls within the chain of penal institutions of the state and his conduct was the type the Legislature contemplated when it enacted RCW 72.65.070. The next question is whether the respondents, as convicted felons, met the definition of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 56 Wash. App. 268 - State v. Basford