State v. Cowling’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 4 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The last error alleged is in denying a requested instruction on entrapment. It is argued that, since the evidence disclosed that one of the Federal agents had pretended to be a friend of a certain young University student, and inveigled himself into the confidence and friendship of appellant and his wife, by reason of which they became friends, and was welcome to their home at any time, the element of entrapment existed in this case. “We have established the principle in this state that it is not entrapment merely to furnish a person with an opportunity to commit the crime charged. State v. Littooy, 52 Wash. 87 , 100 Pac. 170 , 17 Ann. Cas. 292; State v. Ragan, 157 Wash. 130 , 288 Pac. 218 .” (Italics ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 29 Wash. 2d 869 - City of Seattle v. Gleiser

2. ““Although there, was a sharp conflict in the evidence as between that of the state, resting chiefly upon the testimony of Federal agents, and that of appellant, his wife, and character witnesses in their behalf, the evidence for the state was sufficient, having been accepted by the jury, to justify the convictions.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 29 Wash. 2d 869 - City of Seattle v. Gleiser