State v. Chafee’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
32
cited by 32 later decisions
1
states following
October 2025
most recently cited
32 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Whitlow v. State · State v. Jefferson · State v. Kougl · State v. Miller
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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“instruction be given. Ellerbee's proposed instruction stated: Mere presence at the scene of the crime and knowledge that a crime is being committed are not sufficient to establish that the defendant, Jason Ellerbee, was involved in the crime. To be responsible, you must find beyond a reasonable doubt that Jason Ellerbee was a participant and not merely a knowing spectator. The District Court denied Ellerbee's request for a”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Ellerbee
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.