Clark v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It appears that the building broken into in this case was erected upon a stone foundation, was intended for a dwelling house, and was in the process of construction. The walls or sides were up, and the roof was on. The windows and doors had not been- put in, though some of the windows were boarded up. A temporary room had been partitioned off in the basement; the basement walls forming two sides, the other sides being closed up with boards, with a door which was locked with a padlock. This room was intended for storing the tools of. the workmen while at work on the building. The outside window of the basement was covered with boards. A temporary floor had been laid, from which the basement was reached by means of a ladder. There was a chest of tools on this temporary floor.””

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

2. ““ ‘Building’. . . does not necessarily mean a structure so far completed as to be in all respects fit for the purpose for which it was intended. It doubtless does mean an edifice or structure erected upon land, and so far completed that it may be used temporarily or permanently for the occupation or shelter of man or beast, or for the storage of tools or other personal property for safe-keeping.” (Emphasis added.) 69 Wis. at 210-11 .”

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