State v. Ellis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[the trial court cannot assess whether, under the particular facts of the case, one charge merges into another until the prosecution has presented its case and the jury has convicted the defendant of multiple charges. To rule otherwise would provide protection against a danger that does not exist.”

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

2. “intentionally or knowingly, without authority of law, and against the will of the victim.”

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

3. “in the course of committing unlawful detention or kidnapping,”

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