State v. Pitt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “claimed that on the evening of the shooting, the victim came looking for him at his sister's apartment. The victim and the defendant struggled for a gun that the victim had brought with him. The defendant gained possession of the gun and then requested that the victim leave. The two men went outside and the victim refused to leave without his gun. The defendant turned to walk back into the apartment building and the victim ran toward the defendant. The defendant then turned and fired two shots at the ground near the victim's feet. The victim stopped. The defendant again turned to walk into the apartment and the victim again ran toward the defendant. The defendant turned and again fired two shots at the ground near the victim's feet. The victim stopped. The defendant turned for a third time to enter the apartment. The victim again approached the defendant. This time, however, the defendant lost his balance when he turned toward the victim, and the gun went off, fatally wounding the victim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 10880 - Pitt v. Warden, State Prison, No. Cv 93 1786 S (Oct. 22, 1997)

2. “The defendant and the victim had an argument, during which the defendant threatened the victim with a fence picket, which ended the fight. Subsequently, the defendant drove off with some friends.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 10880 - Pitt v. Warden, State Prison, No. Cv 93 1786 S (Oct. 22, 1997)