State v. Jaster’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The “ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE” part of the instruction made reference to a “particular person” by requiring the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Jaster “created a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death to a Crosby Police Officer.” Consequently, the jury nevertheless was required to find that at least one Crosby police officer was endangered or jeopardized. Under these circumstances, we conclude the instruction, although erroneous in part, adequately and correctly informed the jury of the applicable law.”

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

2. “We believe, however, that the meaning of the language is apparent. It is designed to apply to situations where a group of persons, not individually identified, is endangered, as by driving upon a crowded sidewalk. In that situation, the State need not prove that any one “particular person” on the sidewalk was endangered. It is sufficient if the State proves that one or more persons in the group were endangered.”

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