Schweitzer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) Within three hundred sixty-five (865) days after: (1) the defendant begins serving his sentence; (2) a hearing at which the defendant is present and of which the prosecuting attorney has been notified; and (8) obtaining a report from the department of correction concerning the defendant's conduct while imprisoned; the court may reduce or suspend the sentence. The court must incorporate its reasons in the record.”

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

2. “to transfer the power to confer jurisdiction from the legislative branch to the executive branch in violation of Art. 3, § 1 of the Indiana Constitution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Reed v. State

3. “'The party challenging the constitutionality of the statute bears the burden of proof, and all doubts are resolved against that party.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Timothy Ladana Hazelwood v. State of Indiana