State v. Chapman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “If the language of a statute is clear on its face, courts must give effect to its plain meaning and should assume the Legislature means exactly what it says. ... A statute that is clear on its face is not subject to judicial interpretation.”
• we must assume the drafters meant what they said

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

79 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• State v. J.M.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-08-02· cited 238×
• State v. Chapman
  Washington Supreme Court· 2000-04-27· cited 111×
• Chelan County v. Nykreim
  Washington Supreme Court· 2002-07-25· cited 93×
• In re the Detention of Albrecht
  Washington Supreme Court· 2002-08-01· cited 85×
• State v. Hathaway
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-05-03· cited 75×
• Koenig v. City of Des Moines
  Washington Supreme Court· 2006-08-31· cited 65×
• In re the Personal Restraint of Khan
  Washington Supreme Court· 2015-11-25· cited 59×
• In re the Personal Restraint of Dalluge
  Washington Supreme Court· 2008-01-17· cited 43×
• In Re Personal Restraint of Dalluge
  Washington Supreme Court· 2008-01-17· cited 42×
• Holiday Resort Community Ass'n v. Echo Lake Associates, L.L.C.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2006-05-22· cited 41×
• Utter v. STATE, DEPT. OF SOC. & HEALTH SER.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2007-08-21· cited 37×
• Utter v. Department of Social & Health Services
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2007-08-21· cited 37×
• In re the Recall of Boldt
  Washington Supreme Court· 2017-01-12· cited 31×
• State v. Warfield
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2000-08-18· cited 29×
• City of Bellevue v. Hellenthal
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-08-02· cited 29×
• Schumacher v. Williams
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2001-08-06· cited 27×
• State v. Velasquez
  Washington Supreme Court· 2013-01-17· cited 27×
• State v. A.M.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2001-10-29· cited 25×
• State v. Allen
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2009-05-27· cited 25×
• Such v. State
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2008-06-26· cited 24×

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Waste Management of Seattle, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission
  Washington Supreme Court· 1994-03-17· cited 325×
• Orwick v. City of Seattle
  Washington Supreme Court· 1984-12-13· cited 240×
• Rettkowski v. Department of Ecology
  Washington Supreme Court· 1996-02-01· cited 153×
• State v. Chester
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-08-07· cited 141×
• Sidis v. Brodie/Dohrmann, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1991-09-05· cited 113×
• State v. Williams
  Washington Supreme Court· 1980-10-09· cited 101×
• Fay v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1990-09-06· cited 94×
• State v. Wright
  Washington Supreme Court· 1974-12-12· cited 89×
• State v. Verharen
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-12-24· cited 86×
• State Ex Rel. Quick-Ruben v. Verharen
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-12-24· cited 78×
• Presidential Estates Apartment Associates v. Barrett
  Washington Supreme Court· 1996-05-30· cited 72×
• Monroe v. Soliz
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-06-26· cited 60×
• Roberts v. Johnson
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-01-07· cited 57×
• In Re Estate of Kerr
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-01-22· cited 56×
• State v. Mollichi
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-05-08· cited 56×
• Bennett v. Ruegg
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-01-22· cited 55×
• State v. Rolax
  Washington Supreme Court· 1985-07-11· cited 25×
• Jacques v. Sharp
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1996-09-09· cited 22×
• International Commercial Collectors, Inc. v. Carver
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-04-14· cited 20×
• State v. Jackson
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1998-06-22· cited 15×

Other cases named State v. Chapman

251 other CourtListener records share this case name; the 50 most cited are listed.

• State v. Chapman
  Washington Supreme Court· 2000-04-27· cited 111×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-05-18· cited 94×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1982-03-12· cited 81×
• State v. Chapman
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1986-01-02· cited 74×
• State v. Chapman
  Idaho Court of Appeals· 1991-09-06· cited 69×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1993-09-23· cited 52×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1995-02-13· cited 47×
• State v. Chapman
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1999-06-16· cited 42×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-07-03· cited 41×
• State v. Chapman
  Utah Supreme Court· 1996-07-19· cited 39×
• State v. Chapman
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1992-01-13· cited 37×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1969-01-02· cited 35×
• State v. Chapman
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1986-06-17· cited 34×
• State v. Chapman
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1986-06-19· cited 31×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1985-06-20· cited 31×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1978-12-19· cited 31×
• State v. Chapman
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1990-02-09· cited 31×
• State v. Chapman
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2000-06-30· cited 29×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1984-03-22· cited 29×
• State v. Chapman
  Washington Supreme Court· 1974-09-12· cited 29×
• State v. Chapman
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1871-01-15· cited 29×
• State v. Chapman
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1980-01-22· cited 27×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2002-04-12· cited 26×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-07-23· cited 26×
• State v. Chapman
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1890-12-18· cited 23×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1992-03-20· cited 23×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1993-03-05· cited 21×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1983-05-23· cited 20×
• State v. Chapman
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1979-10-09· cited 20×
• State v. Chapman
  Utah Supreme Court· 1982-09-16· cited 19×
• State v. Chapman
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1987-04-23· cited 19×
• State v. Chapman
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2010-12-06· cited 17×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-09-07· cited 16×
• State v. Chapman
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 1997-05-23· cited 15×
• State v. Chapman
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1996-11-05· cited 14×
• State v. Chapman
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1988-09-06· cited 14×
• State v. Chapman
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1997-07-29· cited 14×
• State v. Chapman
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1996-10-09· cited 13×
• State v. Chapman
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2000-01-18· cited 13×
• State v. Chapman
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1991-05-22· cited 13×
• State v. Chapman
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1994-05-10· cited 13×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1893-05-18· cited 13×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1986-05-27· cited 12×
• State v. Chapman
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2016-01-05· cited 12×
• State v. Chapman
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 1959-12-31· cited 12×
• State v. Chapman
  Montana Supreme Court· 1984-03-29· cited 11×
• State v. Chapman
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1983-10-12· cited 11×
• State v. Chapman
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1996-11-18· cited 11×
• State v. Chapman
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2018-03-28· cited 11×
• State v. Chapman
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2020-10-09· cited 11×