State v. Bird’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[f]ailing to provide an accurate instruction upon the basic elements of an offense requires reversal.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Parkinson · State v. Beckering

2. “must identify the mens rea implicated by the statutory language, must include a mens rea for all elements, and must distinguish between general and specific intent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2019 UT App 113 - State v. Squires

3. “To preserve an issue, counsel must raise the issue in the trial court 'in such a way that the trial court has an opportunity to rule on that issue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Howell