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30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In response to the practical needs of government, not only has there been an extensive introduction of these administrative agencies in this State, as is true in most if not all of our sister states, but in addition, as a consequence of this need, there has occurred within these agencies some mingling, blending and overlapping of the legislative, executive and judicial functions. We believe this to be permissible, within limits, as the separation of powers concept may constitutionally encompass a sensible degree of elasticity and should not be applied with doctrinaire rigor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stoddard v. State Merchant v. State

2. “(a) Limits on probation after judgment.—A circuit court or the District Court may: (1) impose a sentence for a specified time and provide that a lesser time be served in confinement; (2) suspend the remainder of the sentence; and (3)(i) order probation for a time longer than the sentence but, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, not longer than: 1. 5 years if the probation is ordered by a circuit court[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Crawley