State v. Thompkins’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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “§ 543. Offender notification A. The court shall provide written notification to any defendant charged with a sex offense of the registration requirements of R.S. 15:542. Such notice shall be included on any guilty plea forms and judgment and sentence forms provided to the defendant.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 924 So. 2d 303 - State v. Polizzi · 904 So. 2d 816 - State v. Turner

2. “C. Notice to the offender. If a person who is required to register under this Section is released from prison, or placed under parole, supervised release, or probation, a Department of Public Safety and Corrections officer, or the court if the offender is not placed in the jurisdictional custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, shall: (1) Inform the person of the duty to register and report, and obtain the information required for such registration.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 924 So. 2d 303 - State v. Polizzi · 904 So. 2d 816 - State v. Turner

3. “[a]ny person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541(14.1) or of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in R.S. 15:541(9) after July 1, 1997, shall have the duty to register and report under the provisions of this Chapter.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 924 So. 2d 303 - State v. Polizzi · 904 So. 2d 816 - State v. Turner