State v. Adonis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A deliberate intention refers to the state of mind of the defendant. A deliberate intention may be inferred from all of the facts and circumstances of the killing. The word deliberate means arrived at or determined upon as a result of careful thought and the weighing of the consideration for and against the proposed course of action. A calculated judgment and decision may be arrived at in a short period of time. A mere unconsidered and rash impulse, even though it includes an intent to kill, is not a deliberate intention to kill. To constitute a deliberate killing, the slayer must weigh and consider the question of killing and his reasons for and against such a choice. Id.”

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

2. “reserved for the most heinous and reprehensible [of killings], and therefore deserving of the most serious punishment under this state's law.”

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

3. “commitment pursuant to Section 31-9-1.5 is not punishment[.]”

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