Derouen v. Miller’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. “"[t]he purpose of La.Code Crim. P. art. 215 is to provide merchants with authority to detain and question persons suspected of shoplifting without subjecting them to suits by those detained persons on the basis of false imprisonment when the merchant has reasonable cause to believe a theft of goods has occurred."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Freeman v. Kar Way, Inc. · 734 So. 2d 156 - Vaughn v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

2. “"The legislature is presumed to have enacted each statute with deliberation and with full knowledge of all existing laws on the same subject. Hayden v. Richland Parish School Board, 554 So.2d 164 (La. App. 2d Cir.1989), writ denied 559 So.2d 124 (La.1990). Thus, legislative language will be interpreted on the assumption that the legislature was aware of existing statutes, rules of construction, and judicial decisions interpreting those statutes. McGee v. State, 502 So.2d 121 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1986), writ denied 505 So.2d 730 (La.1987); Juneau v. Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, 482 So.2d 1022 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1986). Where a statute is susceptible of two constructions, courts will give that construction which best comports with principles of reason, justice, and convenience, for it is to be presumed that the legislature intended such exceptions to its language as would avoid its leading to injustice, oppression, or absurd consequences. Freechou v. Thomas W. Hooley, Inc., 383 So.2d 337 (La. 1980)."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 643 So. 2d 236 - Bourque v. Bailey