State v. Dowling’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

71 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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In such situations, it is evident that the very design of ... [D]efendant's conduct [was] to frighten or injure someone by exposing others to dangerous acts, thereby permitting a clear inference of subjective knowledge.”

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

2. “[T]he Court must scrutinize the evidence and review the jury's fact-finding function to ensure that a rational jury could have found the facts required for each element of the conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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

3. “external indicia of ... [D]efendant's depravity, such as personal animus, the absence of such factors does not preclude the finding of a depraved mind.”

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