State v. Prater’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Statutory interpretation is a question of law reserved for the court and is reviewed de novo. Ind. Pesticide Rev. Bd. v. Black Diamond Pest & Termite Control Inc., 916 N.E.2d 168, 181 (Ind.Ct.App.2009) (quotation omitted), trans. denied. De novo review allows us to decide an issue without affording any deference to the trial court’s decision. Id. Our goal in statutory construction is to determine, give effect to, and implement the intent of the legislature. Id. When a statute has not previously been construed, our interpretation is controlled by the express language of the statute and the rules of statutory construction. Id. We review the statute as a whole and presume the legislature intended logical application of the language used in the statute, so as to avoid unjust or absurd results. See Curley v. Lake County Bd. of Elections & Registration, 896 N.E.2d 24, 34 (Ind.Ct.App.2008) (quotation omitted), trans. denied.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sargent v. State · Kevin Michael Barber v. State of Indiana

2. “In interpreting a statute, we must consider not only what the statute says but what it does not say.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. S.B. v. Seymour Community Schools · City of Gary Police Civil Service Commission v. Raymond Robinson

3. “we are obliged to suppose that the General Assembly chose the language it did for a reason.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kevin Michael Barber v. State of Indiana · State v. Brunner