People v. Keefer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ While it is true that, as a general rule, where several' cognate acts are forbidden in one section of a statute disjunctively, the indictment may ordinarily charge them conjunctively in one count, if the reference is to one transaction, for which a single penalty is incurred, it is also true that where each forbidden act may be set up as a distinct-offense, but several are united, the count is good in such case as for one combined act;” citing State v. Schweiter, 27 Kan. 499 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Aldrich

2. ““Did then and there run a saloon and bar, and at said saloon and bar did then and there sell and furnish to Frank S. Fellhauer and divers other persons spirituous and intoxicating liquors, * * * and did then and there knowingly keep a saloon, where * * * intoxicating liquors- * * * were sold and furnished as a beverage.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Aldrich