Huntt v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the making or drawing or uttering or delivery of a check, draft, or order, payment of which is refused by the drawee because of lack of funds or credit shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud or of knowledge of insufficient funds in, or credit with, such bank . . . unless such maker or drawer, or someone for him, shall have paid the holder thereof the amount due thereon, together with interest, and protest fees . . . within five days after receiving written notice that such check, draft, or order has not been paid to the holder thereof.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 12 Va. App. 1071 - Bagheri v. Commonwealth

2. ““Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall make or draw or utter or deliver any check . . . knowing . . . that the maker or drawer has not sufficient funds ... or credit . . . for . . . payment . . . shall be guilty of larceny.” (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Patterson v. Commonwealth

3. “Such intent is an indispensable element of the crime and the burden is upon the Commonwealth to prove its existence at the time of drawing or uttering the check.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 10 Va. App. 253 - Sylvestre v. Commonwealth