State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) Criminal damage to property is by means other than by fire or explosive: “(a) Willfully injuring, damaging, mutilating, defacing, destroying, or substantially impairing the use of any property in which another has an interest without the consent of such other person; or “(b) Injuring, damaging, mutilating, defacing, destroying, or substantially impairing the use of any property with intent to injure or defraud an insurer or lienholder. “(2) Criminal damage to property is a class E felony if the property is damaged to the extent of $150 or more. Criminal damage to property is a class A misdemeanor if the property damaged is of the value of less than $150 or is of the value of $150 or more and is damaged to the extent of less than $150.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Jones · 35 Kan. App. 2d 327 - State v. Carter

2. ““In charging the jury in a' criminal case, it is the duty of the district court to define the offense charged, stating to the jury the essential elements of the crime, either in the language of the statute or in appropriate and accurate language of the court.” (p. 866.)”

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