Kupec v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[I]n order to revoke probation for the violation of a condition of probation not involving the payment of money, the violation must be willful, or, if not willful, must presently threaten the safety of society.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. McCormick · Neidlinger v. State

2. “it [was] within the trial court’s discretion to determine whether [the] probationer violated his probation conditions, and that determination will not be reversed unless the discretion was abused.... All that is necessary for a probation to be revoked is the court’s conscientious conclusion, after the court hears the facts, that the violation occurred.”

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

3. “[a] court does not abuse its discretion unless it acts in a manner which exceeds the bounds of reason under the circumstances. In determining whether there has been an abuse of discretion, the ultimate issue is whether or not the court could reasonably conclude as it did.”

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