Shumate v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1968
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
5
states following
August 1989
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Whitaker v. Commonwealth · Kentucky Power Company v. Kilbourn · Welch v. Commonwealth · Commercial Union Assurance Co. v. Howard · Cissell v. Commonwealth
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In undertaking a proper construction of KRS 433.190, it is interesting to keep in mind that this statute was enacted in 1893 when vending machines were unknown. It is also of some historic interest to note that the Rules of Criminal Procedure have undergone some change from the strict technical rule of construction to a somewhat modified, more liberal, practical construction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Newman““The question of remoteness of evidence is one of degree, a relative concept with no fixed standard. What is or is not remote depends upon the facts of each case.” Id. at 342 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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