State v. Bird’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. “The defendant, Dustin Lynn Bird is charged with Failure to Respond to Officer's Signal to Stop. You cannot convict him of this offense unless you find beyond a reasonable doubt, based on the evidence, each of the following elements: 1. That on or about October 12th, 2009; 2. the defendant, Dustin Lynn Bird; 3. did operate a motor vehicle, and; 4 having received a visible or audible signal from a peace officer to bring the vehicle to a stop; did attempt to flee or elude a peace officer by vehicle or other means.”

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

2. “(aln operator who receives a visual or audible signal from a peace officer to bring the vehicle to a stop may not: ... attempt to flee or elude a peace officer by vehicle or other means.”

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

3. “when it failed to instruct the jury on the mental state required for. conviction of failure to respond to an officer's signal to stop.”

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