State v. Terwilliger’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “to consent to expréssly or or to] grant leave for or the privilege off, or tol allow, tolerate[;] ... to give (a person) leave [or to] authorize[;] ... to make possible [or] to give an opportunity.”

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

2. “the trial court erred when it found that defendant's mere presence at the drinking party was tantamount to 'permitting' minors to consume alcohol, which the applicable statute prohibits.”

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

3. “When interpreting statutory language, we presume that the Legislature used each word advisedly, and: we give effect to each term according to its ordinary and accepted meaning.”

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