State v. Newton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “For purposes of determining criminal history, the offenses need only be comparable, not identical.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Gales · – State v. Williams –

2. “Kansas caselaw construed [the statute classifying prior out-of-state convictions] to mean '[f]or purposes of determining criminal history, the offenses need only be comparable, not identical.' '[T]he comparable offense' was 'the closest approximation' to the out-of-state crime. In Murdock II 's wake, [Newton] cannot argue Wetrich makes his sentence, which was legal when it was imposed, illegal. [Citations omitted.]”

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

3. “[f]or an out-of-state conviction to be comparable to an offense under the Kansas criminal code, the elements of the out-of-state crime cannot be broader than the elements of the Kansas crime. In other words, the elements of the out-of-state crime must be identical to, or narrower than, the elements of the Kansas crime to which it is being referenced.”

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