State v. Sanders’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 37 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A person commits assault by: 1. Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing any physical injury to another person; or 2. Intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury; or 3. Knowingly touching another person with the intent to injure, insult or provoke such person.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Arizona v. Manuel Alejandro Delgado · State of Arizona v. David J. Waller

2. “[b]ecause first and second degree rape are distinct offenses, and second degree rape is not an included offense, the state was obligated to comply with the Sixth Amendment notice requirement when bringing a second degree rape charge.”

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

3. “The charging of a criminal offense is regulated by the requirement found in the Sixth Amendment that `[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation.'”

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