State v. Gentry’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · 224 Ill. 2d 312 - People v. Perry · State v. Bland · Van Vechten v. American Eagle Fire Insurance · Byrge v. State
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Our primary objective when construing statutes is to determine and carry out legislative intent without broadening or restricting statutes beyond their intended scope.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“the statutory language is clear and unambiguous, we apply its plain meaning, understood in its normal and accepted usage.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“Courts may neither alter or amend statutes nor substitute our own policy judgments for those of the General Assembly.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.