State v. Spencer’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 1994
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on People v. Heckard
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Racing on highways, (a) Except as provided in section 291C-149, no person shall drive any vehicle in any race, speed competition or contest, drag raee or acceleration contest, test of physical endurance, exhibition of speed or acceleration, or for the purpose of making a speed record, and no person shall in any manner participate in any such race, competition, contest, test, or exhibition. [[Image here]] (d) Any person who violates this section shaÜ be fined not more than $600 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. [Emphases added.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Bolosan
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.