State v. Cote’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]n sustaining [burglary] convictions based entirely on circumstantial evidence, this court has relied on evidence that the defendant was at or near the residence at about the time of the burglary and that the defendant was in possession of items stolen from the residence thereafter”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 171 Conn. App. 436 - State v. Berthiaume

2. “A person 'enters or remains unlawfully' in or upon premises when the premises, at the time of such entry or remaining, are not open to the public and when the actor is not otherwise licensed or privileged to do so.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 171 Conn. App. 436 - State v. Berthiaume

3. “in the absence of a jury instruction on accessory liability, there was insufficient evidence presented to prove that the defendant committed burglary in the third degree.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 171 Conn. App. 436 - State v. Berthiaume