State v. Avery’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
July 2018
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Forrest · State v. Gray · State v. Erwin · State v. Daugherty · State v. Dunn
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.
“Evidence that a person was in a voluntarily intoxicated . -.. condition may be admissible when otherwise relevant' on issues of conduct but in no event shall it 'be admissible for the purpose of negating a mental state which is an element of the offense. In a trial by jury, the jury shall be so instructed when evidence that a person was in a voluntarily intoxicated ... condition has been received into evidence.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The state must prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable .doubt. However, in determining the defendant’s guilt or innocence, you are instructed that an intoxicated condition from alcohol will not relieve a person of responsibility for his eonduct.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[It is within] the trial court’s discretion, when instructions are supported by the evidence, which instructions are necessary to avoid misleading or confusing the jury, Accurately informing the jury concerning a point of law will limit, rather than increase, the chance of a jury being misled or confused.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.