Agnew v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In order to establish a conspiracy, the “state need only prove that two or more persons tacitly came to a mutual understanding to accomplish or to pursue a criminal objective.” [Cit.] A conspiracy may be inferred from “the nature of the acts done, the relation of the parties, the interest of the alleged conspirators, and other circumstances.” [Cit.] . . . “ When the evidence tends to show a conspiracy, a charge upon the subject is not error even if not alleged in the indict ment.’ ” [Cit.] Indeed, “the trial court has a duty, even in the absence of a request, to charge the jury the law as to every substantial and vital issue in the case. . . .” [Cit.]”

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

2. “A conspiracy may be inferred from `the nature of the acts done, the relation of the parties, the interest of the alleged conspirators, and other circumstances.' [Cit.]”

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