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.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

78 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×
• 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×
• Holiday Resort Community Assoc. v. Echo Lake Assoc. LLC.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2006-08-15· cited 23×

Cites

23 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. Chapman
  Washington Supreme Court· 2000-04-27· cited 112×
• 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×