State v. Hazen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . However defined heretofore, we hold that an assault as that term is used in G. S. 1935, 21-436, is an apparently violent attempt, or a willful offer with force or violence, to do corporal injury to another, without the actual doing of the injury threatened, as by lifting the fist or a cane in a threatening manner and that neither actual intent nor actual present ability to do the injury threatened is necessary if the circumstances are such that the person threatened reasonably believes the injury will be done.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Warbritton

2. “"Since the enactment of the sections of the statute just quoted this court has definitely committed itself to the general doctrine that in charging statutory offenses, except in tiróse cases in which tire statute simply designates and does not describe or name the constituent elements of tire offense, informations are sufficient if they charge an offense in the language of the statute. Even the statutory words need not be strictly pursued but others conveying the same meaning may be used.” 160 Kan. at 737 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Dunn

3. “Nor is the result affected, as is suggested by appellant, because of the fact he thought he was entitled to the use of the premises and was attempting to establish his right to possession thereof. The law recognizes no such unlawful method of testing legal rights.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 79 N.J. Super. 221 - State v. Rullis