State v. Watson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The purpose behind the aggravated burglary statute is to describe a more serious offense than simple burglary when there is the possibility of contact between the victim and the burglar and the accompanying potential for a crime against the person to occur. This danger is just as great regardless of when during the burglary the victim comes to be in the building. . . . [T]he severity of the crime depends upon tire mere presence or absence of any human being in the same structure.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 50 Kan. App. 2d 82 - State v. Ramey · 39 Kan. App. 2d 990 - State v. May

2. “"To establish that the defendant intended to commit a theft, each of the following claims must be proved: "Larry Farmer was the owner of the property. "The defendant exerted unauthorized control over the property. "The defendant intended to deprive Larry Farmer permanently of the use or benefit of the property. "This act occurred on or about the 7th day of May, 2013, in Sedgwick County, Kansas."”

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