State v. Antoine’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “AN ACT to amend and reenact R.S. 32:295.1(F) and (G), relative to the required use of safety belts; to allow vehicles and occupants to be stopped or searched because of failure to wear a safety belt; to provide for a period of time in which warnings shall be issued; and to provide for related matters.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 723 So. 2d 1040 - State v. Palmer · 727 So. 2d 1180 - State v. Henderson

2. “F. No vehicle, the contents of the vehicle, driver, or passenger in a vehicle shall be inspected, detained, or searched solely because of a violation of this section.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 723 So. 2d 1040 - State v. Palmer · 727 So. 2d 1180 - State v. Henderson

3. “The starting point in the interpretation of any statute is the language of the statute itself.... Their meaning may be sought by consulting other laws on the same subject matter... .Where a part of an act is to be interpreted, it should be read in connection with the rest of the act and all other related laws on the same subject.... We have long held that the paramount consideration in interpreting a statute is ascertaining the legislature’s intent and the reasons that prompted the legislature to enact the law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 19 So. 3d 557 - Mitchell v. Villien