State v. Cheeks’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person in state custody, at any time after conviction for murder in the first degree as defined by K.S.A. 21-3401, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5402, and amendments thereto, or for rape as defined by K.S.A. 21-3502, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5503, and amendments thereto, may petition the court that entered the judgment for forensic DNA testing (deoxyribonucleic acid testing) of any biological material that: (1) Is related to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the conviction; (2) is in the actual or constructive possession of the state; and (3) was not previously subjected to DNA testing, or can be subjected to retesting with new DNA techniques that provide a reasonable likelihood of more accurate and probative results. .... "(e) The court may at any time appoint counsel for an indigent applicant under this section.”

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

2. “In Kansas, . . . the mandate rule is a statutory imperative that requires lower courts follow the mandates issued by appellate courts.”

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

3. “Building Erection Svcs. Co. v. Walton Construction Co., 312 Kan. 432 , Syl. ¶ 1, 475 P.3d 1231 (2020). This holds true”

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