State v. Kinkead’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

40 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Issues that are not essential to a disposition of the case should not be addressed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. O'HARE v. Permenter · Egd v. Sld

2. “In reviewing the trial court's ruling on a motion to suppress, the facts and any reasonable inferences arising from the facts are to be stated most favorably to the order challenged on appeal. We will disregard any evidence that contradicts the order.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Rumbaugh

3. “even though when such evidence is discounted there may be evidentiary insufficiency.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Severe