State v. Epps’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A taking accomplished by force or intimidation is the “distinguishing characteristic” of robbery — the “gist” of the offense. [Cit.] The force necessary for robbery is actual violence or intimidation “exerted upon the person robbed, by operating upon his fears — the fear of injury to his person, or property, or character.” [Cit.] Intimidation is that “terror . . . likely to create an apprehension of danger, and induce a person to part with his property for the safety of his person. [Cit.]” [Cit.] Intimidation is that act by the perpetrator which puts the person robbed “in fear sufficient to suspend the free exercise of his will or prevent resistance to the taking.” [Cit.] A threat by a perpetrator to inflict harm constitutes the requisite force or intimidation if that threat of harm induces the victim/possessor of property to relinquish possession. [Cit.]”

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