State v. Long’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 26 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Probation is a matter of favor and to accomplish the purpose of the statute an exceptional degree of flexibility is essential.... Those costs, however, should not be excessive." Even though SDCL 19-5-1 appears to forbid payment of witness fees for mileage outside the state, the flexibility inherent in [the probation statute] allows such payment if not excessive. We do not believe the fee here is excessive.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hafner v. Leapley

2. “"An information must apprise a defendant with reasonable certainty of the accusation against him so that he may prepare his defense and plead the judgment as a bar to subsequent prosecution for the same offense." State v. Long, 1971, 85 S.D. 431 , 185 N.W.2d 472, 477 .”

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

3. ““Evidence of other break-ins in the canyon and of property removed from these places by defendants was admissible to show the motive for the break-ins, their criminal intent (which they denied) as well as common plan, scheme or system of breaking in unoccupied cabins.””

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