State v. Moon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the [district] court erred in prohibiting [defendant’s] right to ship, transport, possess or receive firearms for 10 years after his * * * order of discharge. This conclusion is consistent with legislative intent not to impose the consequences of a felony — in this instance, the prohibition of the use of firearms — if the judge originally treated the offense as a misdemeanor.”

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

2. “Notwithstanding a conviction is for a felony: * * * (2) The conviction is deemed to be for a misdemeanor if the imposition of the prison sentence is stayed, the defendant is placed on probation, and the defendant is thereafter discharged without a prison sentence.”

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

3. “You are not entitled to ship, transport, possess or receive a firearm until 10 years have elapsed since you have been restored to civil rights and during that time you are not to have been convicted of any other crime of violence.”

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