Correll v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Willful” describes conduct that must be knowing or intentional, rather than accidental, and undertaken without justifiable excuse, without ground for believing the conduct is lawful, or with a bad purpose. “Willful” contemplates an intentional, purposeful act or omission in the care of an incapacitated adult by one responsible for that adult’s care.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 63 Va. App. 229 - Richard C. Wagoner, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia

2. “The judgment of the trial court is presumed to be correct and will be reversed only upon a showing that it is `plainly wrong or without evidence to support it.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morris v. Com.

3. “Additionally, this Court has the duty to review the evidence that tends to support the conviction. . ..”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morris v. Com.