State v. Welch’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
April 1993
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lindsey v. Louisiana · State v. Smith · Chipman v. Mercer · American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service · State v. Harris
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.
“The language [appellant] contends should have been included in the information actually is appropriate only if an article or item of personal property is involved which is not a gun, knife, or weapon. If a gun, knife, or weapon is charged then it is not an essential element of the crime that the gun, knife, or weapon be alleged to be such that it could be used in a manner to endanger the life or limb of an inmate or employee....”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Baker“1. No person shall knowingly deliver, attempt to deliver, have in his possession, deposit or conceal in or about the premises of any county jail or other county correctional facility: (4) Any gun, knife, weapon, or other article or item of personal property that may be used in such manner as to endanger the safety or security of the institution or as to endanger the life or limb of any prisoner or employee thereof.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Stegall
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.