State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`Deprive' means to withhold property of another: "(a) permanently; "(b) for such a period as to appropriate a portion of its value; "(c) with the purpose to restore it only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or "(d) to dispose of the property and use or deal with the property so as to make it unlikely that the owner will recover it."”

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

2. ““In Montana, proof of possession suffices to prove ownership for purposes of theft. [Citations omitted.] This is true whether an individual or a corporation is the owner of the property.””

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