State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'once a district court enters a valid judgment and the time for appeal has expired, a district court lacks jurisdiction to consider a postconviction motion. [Citations omitted.]' State v. Smith, 309 Kan. 977 , 981-82, 441 P.3d 1041 (2019).”

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

2. “). Appellate courts may affirm a district court as right for the wrong reason”

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

3. “1978 we have held that the language in K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-6615(a) requires the sentencing judge to award a defendant credit for all time spent in custody 'solely' on the charge for which the defendant is being sentenced while awaiting disposition of his or her case, and that a defendant is not entitled to credit for time '”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ervin