Cipriano v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 18 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hen perpetrated without a design to effect death, and in a heat of passion, but in a cruel and unusual manner, or by means of a dangerous weapon; unless it is committed under such circumstances as constitute excusable or justifiable homicide.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eizember v. State · Barnett v. State

2. “The elements of heat of passion are 1) adequate provocation; 2) a passion or emotion such as fear, terror, anger, rage or resentment; 3) homicide occurred while the passion still existed and before a reasonable opportunity for the passion to cool; and 4) a causal connection between the provocation, passion and homicide.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. TRYON v. STATE

3. “It is well established that a defendant is entitled to an instruction on any theory of defense supported by the evidence, as long as that theory is tenable as a matter of law.”) (citation omitted). . See 21 O.S.2001, § 12.1 and 21 O.S.Supp. 2002, § 13.1. These two provisions together comprise the”

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