State v. Rankin’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
May 2018
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Albrecht · State v. Snyder · State v. Metcalf
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[P]erson has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of this subsection in which the controlled substance was marijuana”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“felony. The PSI shows case number FECR237623 involved convictions for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and failure to affix a drug-tax stamp, resulting in ten years in prison and five years in prison, respectively. While the record does not indicate what the controlled substances were in either of the prior convictions, the second paragraph of section 124.401(5) provides the more lenient track for marijuana possession is only for previous convictions under subsection (5). See Iowa Code § 124.401 (5) (”
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.