State v. Haworth’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. “where a defendant's conduct is arguably covered by more than one criminal provision, the choice is a matter within the prosecutor's discretion, bounded by the constitutional requirement that the decision not be based on impermissible standards, such as race or religion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. TAFOLLA v. STATE · TAFOLLA v. STATE

2. “so long as a causal relation can be established between the misdemeanor and the homicide, any misdemeanor could conceivably serve as a predicate for First Degree Manslaughter, consistent with the plain, unambiguous wording of that statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. THOMPSON v. STATE

3. “when an act violates more than one criminal statute, the Government may prosecute under either so long as it does not discriminate against any class of defendants.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. STATE v. COOPER