55 Kan. App. 2d 511 - State v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a nonlethal alternative to the use of deadly force by law-enforcement officers.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Randolph v. City of Wichita · State v. Carter

2. “as that phrase is used in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 22-4902(e)(2), means any firearm or other device, instrument, material, or substance that, from the manner in which it is used or is intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death. Substantial competent evidence supported the district judge's finding in this case that a Taser used by the aggravated robbery defendant was a deadly weapon. 3. A defendant who displays a weapon to the victim of an aggravated robbery after obtaining the money in a store safe, but before leaving the store, brandishes the weapon and thus”

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

3. “There are three exceptions to this rule: (1) The newly asserted theory involves only a question of law arising on proved or admitted facts and is determinative of the case; (2) consideration of the theory is necessary to serve the ends of justice or to prevent the denial of fundamental rights; and (3) the district court is right for the wrong reason.”

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