State v. Storkamp’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the purpose of bail, the civil nature of the proceedings, and the cause, purpose, and length of the defendant’s ab sence; (2) the good faith of the surety as measured by the fault or willfulness of the defendant; (3) the good-faith efforts of the surety — if any — to apprehend and produce the defendant; and (4) any prejudice to the state in its administration of justice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Nelson · State v. Rodriguez

2. “In releasing the accused upon the posting of a bond, a dual purpose is served: relieving the accused of imprisonment and relieving the state of the burden of detaining him pending his trial. This is accomplished by placing the accused in the “custody” of “a jailer of his own choosing,” the surety, who will ensure the accused’s presence at trial without in any way impairing or delaying the administration of justice or prejudicing the state in its prosecution.”

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

3. “[W]hen the prosecution provides evidence that it was deprived of proof or otherwise adversely affected because of the defendant's unexcused absence, this weigh[s] heavily against the remittance of the forfeited bond.”

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