State v. Francis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]f a statute defining an offense prescribes a culpable mental state that is sufficient for commission of the offense without distinguishing among the elements of such offense, the prescribed mental state shall apply to each such element unless a contrary legislative purpose plainly appears.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of Arizona v. Darrel Scott Francis

2. “to require proof not only that the defendant knowingly obtained or possessed a proscribed object, but also that the defendant knew the object was contraband, within the meaning of the statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of Arizona v. Darrel Scott Francis

3. “that a person is aware or believes that the person's conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. It does not require any knowledge of the unlawfulness of the act or omission.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of Arizona v. Darrel Scott Francis