Burton v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]hen a statute makes an offense consist of an act combined with a particular intent, proof of such intent is as necessary as proof of the act itself and must be established as a matter of fact. Intent is the purpose formed in a person's mind ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dietz v. Commonwealth

2. “Intent is the purpose formed in a person's mind which may, and often must , be inferred from the facts and circumstances in a particular case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Perkins (ORDER)

3. “The state of mind of an alleged offender may be shown by his acts and conduct,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Perkins (ORDER)