State v. Stocker’s Empirical Analysis

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75 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 75 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[T]he interpretation of a statute ... is a question of law reviewable de novo." State v. Arceo, 84 Hawai'i 1, 10 , 928 P.2d 843, 852 (1996) ( quoting State v. Camara, 81 Hawai'i 324, 329 , 916 P.2d 1225, 1230 (1996) (citations omitted)). See also State v. Toyomura, 80 Hawai'i 8, 18 , 904 P.2d 893, 903 (1995); State v. Higa, 79 Hawai'i 1, 3 , 897 P.2d 928, 930 (1995); State v. Nakata, 76 Hawai'i 360, 365 , 878 P.2d 699, 704 (1994).... Gray v. Administrative Director of the Court, 84 Hawai'i 138, 144 , 931 P.2d 580, 586 (1997) (some brackets added and some in original). See also State v. Soto, 84 Hawai'i 229, 236 , 933 P.2d 66, 73 (1997). Furthermore, our statutory construction is guided by established rules: When construing a statute, our foremost obligation is to ascertain and give effect to the intention of the legislature, which is to be obtained primarily from the language contained in the statute itself. And we must read statutory language in the context of the entire statute and construe it in a manner consistent with its purpose. When there is doubt, doubleness of meaning, or indistinctiveness or uncertainty of an expression used in a statute, an ambiguity exists.... In construing an ambiguous statute, "[t]he meaning of the ambiguous words may be sought by examining the context, with which the ambiguous words, phrases, and sentences may be compared, in order to ascertain their true meaning." HRS § 1-15(1) [(1993)]. Moreover, the courts may resort to extrinsic aids in d”

   19 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Carvalho · State v. Viglielmo

2. “Thus, the mind of an alleged offender may be read from his acts, conduct and inferences fairly drawn from all the circumstances.”

   13 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kenn · State v. KAPAHUA

3. “(a) The force is employed with due regard for the age and size of the minor and is reasonably related to the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the welfare of the minor, including the prevention or punishment of the minor’s misconduct; and (b) The force used is not designed to cause or known to create a risk of causing substantial bodily injury, disfigurement, extreme pain or mental distress, or neurological damage.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Roman · State v. KIESE