Journey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “as a general rule, [a] statute should be construed so that effect is given to all its provisions and no part is inoperative or superfluous, void or insignificant”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of SA · Or v. STATE, DHSS

2. “AS 12.55.155 provides, in pertinent part: (c) The following factors shall be considered by the sentencing court and may aggravate the presumptive terms set out in AS 12.55.125: [[Image here]] (8) the defendant's prior criminal history includes conduct involving aggravated or repeated instances of assaultive behavior. [[Image here]] (21) the defendant has a criminal history of repeated instances of conduct violative of criminal laws, whether punishable as felonies or misdemeanors, similar in nature to the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced under this section.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Doe v. State, Department of Public Safety

3. “Given the fact that neither party provides adequate briefing on the question of how state courts, as opposed to federal courts, have decided the inherent authority to expunge issue, we conclude that this case presents an inappropriate occasion upon which to decide the issue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Farmer v. State, Department of Law, Office of the Attorney General