McCormick v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 state decisions

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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. ““Whoever with intent to defraud by obtaining money, merchandise, property, credit, or thing of value, although no express representation is made in reference thereto, or who, in the payment of any obligation, shall make, draw, utter or deliver any check, draft or order for the payment of money upon any bank, depository, person, firm or corporation, knowing at the time of such making, drawing, uttering or delivering that the maker or drawer has not sufficient funds in or credit with such bank, depository, person, firm or corporation, for the payment of such check, draft or order in full upon its presentation, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the state prison for not less than one [1] nor more than ten [10] years: Provided, however, That where the money, merchandise, property, or thing of value obtained is less than twenty-five dollars [$25.00], the punishment shall be the same as the punishment prescribed by law for petit larceny. The making, drawing, uttering or delivering of such check or draft or order as aforesaid shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud. The word “credit’ as used herein shall be construed to mean an arrangement or understanding with the bank, depository, person, firm or corporation, for the payment of such check, draft or order.” [Acts 1927, ch. 201, § 6, p. 575.]”

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