2009 UT App 368 - State v. Jimenez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A defendant who is a party to a felony offense shall be sentenced to the increases in punishment ... if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that: (a) a dangerous weapon was used in the commission or furtherance of the felony; and (b) the defendant knew that the dangerous weapon was present. 25”

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

2. “You are instructed that under Utah law, if in the commission or furtherance of an Aggravated Robbery a defendant uses a dangerous weapon, he is subject to to [sic] an enhanced penalty.”

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

3. “An act is considered to be 'in the course of committing a theft or wrongful appropriation' if it occurs ... in the immediate flight after the attempt or commission.”

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