Smith v. State’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. “Whenever a person, with the intent to commit a crime, does any act within this state in execution or part execution of such intent, which culminates in the commission of a crime, either within or without this state, such person is punishable for such crime in this state in the same manner as if the same had been committed entirely within this state.”

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

2. “appellant formulated the intent to commit a sexual assault and murder while in Nevada, at the time he first kidnapped his victim and forced her into his van. Further, his actions in Nevada were themselves criminal in nature and were a necessary and integral part of a larger crime plan to assault and murder the victim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 112 Wash. 2d 464 - State v. Lane

3. “when a defendant commits criminal acts in Nevada which are a substantial and integral part of an overall continuing crime plan,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. MCNAMARA (JAMES) VS. STATE