State v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 13 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “According to General Statutes § 53a-3 (13), [a] person acts recklessly ... when he is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk .... The risk must be of such nature and degree that disregarding it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 186 Conn. App. 73 - State v. Anderson

2. “In determining whether a defendant has acted recklessly for ... [s]ubjective realization of a risk may be inferred from [the defendant's] words and conduct when viewed in the light of the surrounding circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 186 Conn. App. 73 - State v. Anderson