State v. Rodriquez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In order for two crimes to be classified as a common scheme or plan under Rule 13.3(a)(3), Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, it is not necessary that the crimes be perpetrated in an absolutely identical manner, so long as the court perceives a sufficient similarity between the crimes to make it probable they were committed by the same person.” 145 Ariz. at 170 , 700 P.2d at 868 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Lee · State v. Lee

2. “(1) all six victims were assaulted within approximately a five-week period; (2) all incidents occurred in either Mesa or Tempe within eight miles of the defendant’s residence; (3) all of the victims were young white females; (4) all of the sexual assaults occurred at or very near apartments in which the victims lived; (5) most of the assaults involved weapons, and in all of them threats were made; (6) in all of the sexual assaults, the' defendant at some point, accomplished either anal or vaginal intercourse with the victims from behind; (7) something of value was either taken or threatened to be taken in each instance.”

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