King v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 55 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 56 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “an essential ingredient of the offense [conspired to be committed] is to be performed by, and only by, such government agent.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Isom v. State · Wiggins v. State

2. ““ * * * We are cognizant of the fact that a punishable conspiracy may exist whether or not the crime intended to be accomplished by it was committed. But it is equally well settled that where one of two persons who conspire to do an illegal act is an officer acting in the discharge of his duty, the other person cannot be convicted on a charge of conspiracy. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Walker · Cruz v. State

3. “"Both an agreement and an intention to commit an offense are necessary components of the substantive offense of conspiracy." At 732.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 301 So. 2d 762 - Slaughter v. State · 940 So. 2d 543 - Young v. State