State v. Ahuna’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The same evidence test looks to statutory definitions of offenses. As _ good a definition as any of this test is found in Morgan v. Devine, 237 U.S. 632, 641 , 35 S. Ct. 712, 715 , 59 L.Ed. 1153 (1915), where it is stated that ‘the test of identity of offenses is whether the same evidence is required to sustain them ; if not, then the fact that both charges relate to and grow out of one transaction does not make a single offense where two are defined by the statutes.’ ” 52 Haw. at 323 , 474 P.2d at 706 .”

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

2. “[A] former prosecution, although it has been a violation of a different statutory provision, will bar a subsequent prosecution if the subsequent prosecution is for an offense based on the same conduct unless the offense “requires proof of a fact not required by the former offense and the law defining each of the offenses is intended to prevent a substantially different harm or evil.” [Section 111 of the now Hawaii Penal Code].”

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