State v. Peckham’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““One intoxicated is without proper control of all those faculties the exercise of which is necessary to avoid danger to others while driving a car upon a public highway. The driving of a car by one in such condition betrays an absence of any care, and indicates such recklessness and wantonness as evinces an utter disregard of consequences.” Id. at 97 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 122 Wis. 2d 587 - State v. Caibaiosai

2. ““ ‘Any person who by operation of any vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages . . . shall cause the death of another shall be deemed guilty of negligent homicide and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment. . . . ’ ” State v. Peckham, 263 Wis. 239 , 56 N. W. (2d) 835 . (Italics mine.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 59 Wash. 2d 325 - State v. Costello

3. ““ [T] o require that facts be shown to prove that defendant’s operation of the car was so affected by his intoxication that the accident would not have happened if he had been sober, would be to impose an impossible burden upon the state in the prosecution of such a case.” Id. at 290 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 122 Wis. 2d 587 - State v. Caibaiosai