In re Schneck’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In the construction of the statutes of this state the following rules shall be observed, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the legislature or repugnant to the context of the statute: “First. The repeal of a statute does not revive a statute previously repealed, nor does such repeal affect any right which accrued, any duty imposed, any penalty incurred, nor any proceeding commenced, under or by virtue of the statute repealed. The provisions of any statute, so far as they are the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such provisions, and not as a new enactment.””

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

2. ““All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses where proof is evident or the presumption great.” (Bill of Rights, § 9, Gen. Stat. 1915, § 113.) '”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Ball