Crouch v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is necessary in charging the offense of obtaining money or other thing of value under false pretense to allege and prove (1) a false representation of a material existing fact, (2) a denial of the truth of the representation, (3) to whom made, (4) knowledge of its falsity, (5) intent to defraud, (6) reliance by the victim or victims on the false representation, (7) that the victim or-victims were deceived, (8) to whom the money or other thing of value belonged, and (9) the surrender thereof to the defendant because of the false representation. . . .” Crouch v. State (1951), 229 Ind. 326, 334 , 97 N. E. 2d 860 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. O'Riordan v. State · Coppock v. State

2. ““This court has held that a failure to prove a material allegation descriptive of the offense is fatal. Foreman v. State (1929), 201 Ind. 224 , 167 N.E. 125 . The proof as to the person or persons to whom the false pretense was made must correspond to the allegations in the indictment. 35 C.J.S. False Pretenses § 49d, p. 702. There was a complete failure of proof of material allegations descriptive of the offense by the failure to prove that the representation was made to Ina F. Egelhoff, and the further failure to show that she relied upon and was deceived by the false representation. Compton v. State, supra; McCrann v. State (1920), 189 Ind. 677, 683 , 128 N.E. 848 . The failure to prove the material allegations descriptive of the offense as to both Harry A. and Ina F. Egelhoff was error. Foreman v. State, supra."”

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

3. ““Whoever, with intent to defraud another, designedly, by color of any false token or writing, or any false pretense, obtains the signature of any person or persons, firm or corporation to any written instrument, or obtains from any person, persons, firm or corporation any money, or the transfer of any bond, bill, receipt, promissory note, draft, or check, or thing of value, or whoever sells, barters, or disposes of, or offers to sell, barter or dispose of any transfer, bond, bill, receipt, promissory note, draft or check, or anything of value, knowing the signature of the maker, indorser, or guarantor thereof to have been obtained by any false pretense, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned. ...” Acts 1905, ch. 169, §677, p. 584; 1907, ch. 228, §1, p. 431.”

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