Ott v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
3
states following
October 2018
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Griffin v. Wisconsin · Parker v. State · Howard v. State · Dodd v. State · Watkins v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“The Statute punishes the visible display of a knife or an object that appears to ■ be a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Visibly displaying a knife or an object that appears to be a firearm furthers the criminal’s objectives by increasing the cost of resistance or interference. Thus, a nexus is inherent in this prohibited conduct. The statute also criminalizes the possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime even if not visibly displayed. Because a firearm has greater power to inflict harm, its mere presence at the scene of the crime is a greater threat than that of a knife or an object that appears to be a firearm. Thus, the General Assembly determined that merely possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime warrants a penalty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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