State v. Benavidez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““N. ‘Cannabis’ includes all parts of the plant cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin; but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks, except the resin extracted therefrom, fiber, oil, or cake;””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Everidge · State v. Romero

2. ““Whoever, not being a manufacturer, wholesaler, physician, veterinarian, dentist, nurse acting under the direction of a physician, or an employee of a hospital or laboratory acting under the direction of its superintendment or official in immediate charge; or a coinmon carrier or messenger when transporting any drug mentioned herein between parties hereinbefore mentioned in the same package in which the drug was delivered to him for transportation, is found in possession thereof, except by reason of an order or prescription lawfully and properly issued shall be punished as hereinafter provided.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Romero

3. ““ * * * any cannibis [cannabis] indica,' also known as hashis [hashish] and marijuana, be it known by whatever name, or preparation or derivative thereof • * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Everidge