State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 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 over which an appellate court exercises unlimited review.' And when interpreting a statute, the court begins its 'analysis with the touchstone of statutory interpretation: legislative intent. The best and safest rule for discerning this intent is the plain language of the statute. Only when the statutory language is unclear or ambiguous [does the court] move on to consider tools of statutory construction.' [Citations omitted.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Estate of Taylor · State v. Crosby

2. “(b) Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to bring such driver's vehicle to a stop, or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police vehicle or police bicycle, when given visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, and who: (1) Commits any of the following during a police pursuit: . . . (C) engages in reckless driving as defined by K.S.A. 8-1566, and amendments thereto; . . . or (E) commits five or more moving violations.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Vargas · State v. Ervin

3. “On review of a decision to admit evidence, appellate courts consider first whether the evidence is relevant. If the court finds the evidence is relevant, the reviewing court applies the statutory rules governing the admission or exclusion of evidence. [Citation omitted.]”

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