State v. Hersch’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 1 district · 32 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Statutory language must be construed as a whole to determine the legislative intent. ... In ascertaining the legislative intent, we first look to the statutory language. ... Statutory language must be given its plain, ordinary, and commonly understood meaning.... We are also guided by the principle that statutes of limitation are to be construed liberally in favor of the accused and against the prosecution.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Nastrom · State v. Thill

2. ““Prosecution for felony other than murder within three years. — An information for any felony other than murder must be filed, or an indictment must be found, within three years after its commission. Nothing in this section contained shall be construed to bar or prevent a person prosecuted for murder from being found guilty of manslaughter and punished accordingly.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Dimmler · State v. Thill

3. ““2. ‘Deception’ means: “a. Creating or reinforcing a false impression as to fact, law, status, value, intention, or other state of mind; ... but deception as to a person’s intention to perform a promise may not be inferred from the fact alone that the person did not substantially perform the promise unless it is part of a continuing scheme to defraud; or [[Image here]] “g. Any other scheme to defraud_””

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