State v. Traeger’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “For you to find the defendant guilty of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon as charged in Count II, the state must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime: 1. The defendant, Joseph Traeger, hit [the victim] with a baseball bat, an instrument or object which, when used as a weapon, could cause death or very serious injury; 2. The defendant, Joseph Traeger, intended to injure [the victim]; 3. This happened in Sandoval County, New Mexico on or about the 6th day of July, 1997.”

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

2. “We believe ... that by including the term bludgeon in the statutory definition, the Legislature used it in its narrow sense — an instrument made for its intended use as a weapon. A baseball bat, on the other hand, is primarily designed to hit a ball, not to be used as a weapon.”

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