State v. Rooth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 state decisions

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1. “went around the left side of vehicles in front of him. 1 Report of Proceedings (RP) at 25. That action caused the driver's side wheel and the driver's side back wheel to hit the dirt, and the vehicle started to fishtail, nearly losing control. ¶ 13 Officer Kenyon further testified that the van was never out of his sight. He stated that he observed the van driving recklessly through traffic and making erratic lane changes. The van did not make careful or safe lane changes and would drive onto the shoulder and then back into the lanes. The officer described Rooth's driving as”

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

2. “To convict the defendant of the crime of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree as charged in Count Two, each of the following elements of the crime must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) That on or about the 9th day of July, 2003, the defendant knowingly had a firearm, to-wit: a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol, in his possession or control.”

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

3. “To convict the defendant of the crime of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree as charged in Count One, each of the following elements of the crime must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) That on or about the 9th day of July, 2003, the defendant knowingly had a firearm, to-wit: a .22 caliber revolver in his possession or control.”

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