State v. L. R.’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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[e]ven evidence of past violent acts must provide a foundation to predict future dangerousness, not merely describe past isolated incidents.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 296 Or. App. 714 - State v. M. G. (In re M. G.) · 296 Or. App. 703 - State v. T. M. (In re T. M.)

2. “Although [the appellant] made threats of harm, no evidence was presented that appellant had harmed anyone, had attempted to harm anyone, or that any of his broad, vague threats would or could have been carried out.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 296 Or. App. 714 - State v. M. G. (In re M. G.) · 291 Or. App. 261 - State v. S.F. (In re S.F.)

3. “For the state to prove that actual future violence by the appellant is highly likely, it will generally have to provide evidence that shows that the appellant's threats of future violence are accompanied by an overt act demonstrating an intention and ability to carry out the threats or other circumstances indicating that actual future violence is highly likely.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 296 Or. App. 714 - State v. M. G. (In re M. G.)