State v. Ortiz’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Report 1. “Although Mr. Doyle himself cannot give information about his probable mental condition at the time of the alleged offense, police reports support a description of mental disorganization. I think Mr. Doyle does have a potential for psychotic episodes and it is my impression that at the time of the alleged offense he was in a psychotic episode 9k 9k 9k ti Report 2. “At the time of the alleged offense, it is my judgment that Mr. Doyle’s capacity for judgment and impulse control were severely impaired by the presence of an acute psychiatric condition which was either a product of his psychosis or acute alcoholic intoxication or a combination of both.” Report 3. “Considering the degree of psychopathology with Mr. Doyle that has been present over the years and viewing the charges against this individual, it appears that the offenses are direct products of mental illness.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Doyle

2. ““The evidence presented by the defense was sufficient to overcome any presumption of sanity. The state offered no substantial evidence which would prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the appellant was legally sane at the time of the crimes.” State v. Ortiz, 114 Ariz. at 287 , 560 P.2d at 805 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ortiz