State v. Dunn’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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘ * * * when applied to any particular offense, that the particular crime charged has actually been committed by some one. It is made up of two elements : First, that a certain result has been produced, as -that a man has died, or a building has been burned, or a piece of property is not in the owner’s possession ; second, that some one is criminally responsible for the result.’ ””

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

2. ““And the word ‘maliciously’, when used in a legislative enactment pertaining to the crime of arson, denotes that malice which characterizes all acts done with an evil disposition, a wrong and unlawful motive or purpose; that state of mind which actuates conduct injurious to others without lawful reason, cause or excuse.” (Citations omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 178 W. Va. 87 - State v. Davis

3. “`willfully' means purposely, deliberately, intentionally”

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