State v. Benniefield’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 18 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Park zone” means an area designated as a public park by the federal government, the state, a local unit of government, a park district board, or a park and recreation board in a city of the first class. “Park zone” includes the area within 300 feet or one city block, whichever distance is greater, of the park boundary.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. LaPenotiere v. State · State v. Carufel

2. “[T]here is a rational connection between the goal of protecting children from drugs and deterring the possession of drugs in a school zone . There is a genuine risk that those involved in illegal drug use, whether selling or merely possessing a controlled substance, could bring the dangers associated with illegal drugs into school zones. For example, abandoned drugs or discarded drug paraphernalia might be found in or around areas of drug use.”

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

3. “children from the dangers associated with illegal drug use by creating a buffer zone around parks.”

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