State v. Castillon.’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Statutory interpretation is a question of law reviewable de novo.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Sardinha · State v. Kaeo.

2. “provides, in relevant part: The following persons are exempt from license: . . . . (3) Any person who is at least eighteen years of age and who has in the person's possession a valid driver's license to drive the categories of motor vehicles listed in section 286-102(b) . . . that is equivalent to a driver's license issued in this State but was issued to the person in another state of the United States . . . . 5 Chrisman fails to explain what agency or department she meant by”

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

3. “Castillon contended that the State had the burden to prove she did not have a valid driver's license issued by Canada, or a valid commercial driver's license issued by Canada or Mexico, and failed to present any evidence on that essential element of DWOL. The supreme court disagreed. Citing HRS § 701- 115(a), the supreme court stated that”

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