State v. Mikulak’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “if I do not have a primary address I must report to the law enforcement authority with jurisdiction in the area where I will be staying within 24 hours of leaving my former primary address .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Alarcon

2. “when knowledge of the law is an element of the offense, mistake of law is a defense because it negates the existence of the required mental state.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Charges Of Unprofessional Conduct

3. “know[s] that he is violating the statute when the violation occurs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Alarcon