State v. LaPointe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “' individuals differently, the court determines next the appropriate level of scrutiny to assess the classification by examining its nature or the right at issue. Then, the court applies that level of scrutiny to the statute. [Citations omitted.]”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Wooldridge · 62 Kan. App. 2d 149 - State v. Myers

2. “First, it considers whether the legislation creates a classification resulting in different treatment of similarly situated individuals. If the statute treats '”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Wooldridge · 62 Kan. App. 2d 149 - State v. Myers

3. “an opportunity for exoneration to innocent individuals convicted of severe crimes.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Little · State v. Angelo