88 Okla. Crim. 166 - Ex Parte Pappe’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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The Legislature and not the courts must determine the policy of the State to be voiced in statutory enactments. Legislative power, not wisdom, is the concern of the courts.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. McNEELY v. STATE · 7-Eleven, Incorporated v. McClain

2. ““Under constitutional provision for adoption of home-rule charter, city adopting such charter is accorded full power of local self-government and, as such, municipal corporation has power to enact, ordain, and enforce ordinances for purpose of protecting public peace, order, health, morals, and safety of inhabitants, even though general statutes exist relating to same subjects. * * * “The provisions of a charter, adopted and approved in accordance with such constitutional provision, supersedes all laws of the state in conflict therewith in so far as such laws relate to merely municipal matters.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. King v. City of Tulsa

3. ““The Legislature by thus speaking has laid down the rule which will control in both urban and rural communities pertaining to Sunday sale of this beverage. The State having thus invaded this field and passed an act pertaining to the sale of this beverage’on Sunday, a municipality may not pass any ordinan.ee that conflicts with the general statute.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 97 Okla. Crim. 338 - Ex Parte Higgs