State v. Umezulike’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all judges shall be elected.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Swain · 893 So. 2d 746 - Wooley v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.

2. “The judicial power is vested in a supreme court, courts of appeal, district courts, and other courts authorized by this article.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Swain · 893 So. 2d 746 - Wooley v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.

3. “A. The commissioner of the Fifteenth Judicial District Court shall perform such duties as are assigned by the chief judge of the district in accordance with rules which shall be prescribed by the elected judges of the court, not inconsistent herewith or with the constitution and laws of the state. B. (1) The commissioner shall have all powers of a district judge not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana and the United States, including but not limited to the power to administer oaths and affirmations, take acknowledgments, affidavits, and depositions, sign orders, act in felony and misdemeanor charges, hear preliminary motions, accept pleas in misdemeanor cases including misdemeanor cases preliminary to trial on the merits, conduct trials of misdemeanor cases, fix bail, and sign and issue search and arrest warrants upon probable cause being shown and in accordance with Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. (2) In felony cases, the commissioner shall not try and adjudicate preliminary hearings, motions for discovery, motions to suppress, motions to quash, and trials on the merits. The commissioner may be designated and assigned to hear and determine any felony pretrial matter pending before the court, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Paragraph. The commissioner shall not adjudicate felony cases. (3) In misdemeanor cases, the commissioner may be designated to hear, determine, and adjudicate any matter pending before the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 884 So. 2d 694 - State v. Adams