State v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense or in fleeing immediately after the attempt or offense, shall do any of the following: (1) Have a deadly weapon on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control; (2) *Page 15 Inflict, attempt to inflict, or threaten to inflict physical harm on another; (3) Use or threaten the immediate use of force against another.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Oliver, Unpublished Decision (10-31-2005) · State v. Beasley, Unpublished Decision (9-21-2006)

2. “had [the defendant] struggled with [the security guard] in an attempt to flee immediately after [the defendant] left the store, or after he dropped the stolen goods, or after being forced by [the security guard] to return to the store, then an ensuing injury, attempt to injure, or threat to injure might justify elevation of the offense from theft to robbery.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Roberson, 88215 (4-26-2007) · In Re Oliver, Unpublished Decision (10-31-2005)

3. “{¶ 52} We hold, therefore, that the state met its burden of production regarding inflict, attempt to inflict, or threaten to inflict physical harm on another while”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Roberson, 88215 (4-26-2007) · In Re Oliver, Unpublished Decision (10-31-2005)