Baker v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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

1. “INSTRUCTION NO. 11 The necessary elements of the crime of Attempted Murder In the First Degree, in violation of Wyoming Statute § 6-2-101(a) and § 6-1-301 are as follows; 1. On or about the 28rd day of April, 2008; while in Washakie County, Wyoming; Defendant, David Gentilini; Purposely; With premeditated malice, attempted to kill a human being, the victim [Mr.] ° Ellsworth; With the intent to commit the crime of first degree murder; Did an act which was a substantial step toward commission of the erime of first degree murder. If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any of these elements have not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant not guilty. If, on the other hand, you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each of these elements has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant guilty. INSTRUCTION NO. 12 "Premeditated malice" means that the defendant thought about and considered the idea of killing before or during taking a substantial act toward commission of the act of first degree murder. "Premeditated" implies an interval, however brief, between the formation of the intent or design to kill and the taking of the substantial act toward the commission of the act of first degree murder. INSTRUCTION NO. 183 The crime of murder in the first degree is one which requires specific intent. In order to convict the Defendant of attempted murder in the first degree you must find th”

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

2. “In reviewing a trial court's ruling on a motion to suppress evidence, we do not interfere with the trial court's findings of fact unless the findings are clearly erroneous. We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the trial court's determination because the trial court has an opportunity at the evidentiary hearing to assess the credibility of the witnesses, weigh the evidence, and make the necessary inferences, deductions, and conclusions.”

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

3. “When reviewing questions involving jury instructions, we afford the trial court significant deference. Jury instructions must be considered as a whole, and individual instructions, or parts of them, should not be singled out and considered in isolation. We confine our review to a search for prejudicial error. As long as the instructions correctly state the law and the entire charge covers the relevant issue, reversible error will not be found.”

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