State v. Perkins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the newly asserted theory involves only a question of law arising on proved or admitted facts . . . ; (2) consideration of the theory is necessary to serve the ends of justice or to prevent [a] denial of fundamental rights”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hilyard · State v. Robison

2. “whether Kansas should continue to apply the good-faith exception in lockstep with federal caselaw”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Posa

3. “wholly abandoned its responsibility to enact constitutional laws”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Heim