State v. Hunt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a question of fact to be determined by the jury.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Torres · State v. Hillard

2. ““On Sunday, June 23, 2002, family members of Mary Sue Taylor, a resident of Fort Scott, Rourbon County, Kansas, reported to law enforcement that [Mary Sue] could not be located. [Maiy Sue’s] vehicle was parked in the driveway, her house was unlocked, the television was on, and items that she would normally take with her were still in the house. Nothing appeared out of the ordinaiy inside or outside the house. Neighbors reported last seeing [Maiy Sue] the morning of June 20. [Maiy Sue] had not appeared at her job on June 22 and 23. “At the time of the disappearance, Hunt and his minor child, Ryan, had been living with [Mary Sue], albeit Hunt and his mother had a volatile, contentious relationship. Hunt told police that he last saw his mother at about 10:40 p.m. on June 20, before he left for work. Upon completing his shift on the morning of June 21, Hunt did not return to his residence before going to the house of his girlfriend, Tammy Rees, in Cartersville, Missouri. His son, Ryan, was also out of town, visiting maternal grandparents. After spending the weekend with [Tammy], Hunt returned to the Fort Scott home about 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, where the investigation into [Mary Sue’s] whereabouts had commenced. “Several days later, on June 29, [Maiy Sue’s] body was found floating in a strip pit in Crawford County. The body was wrapped in a gray tarp which was tied with rope and taped, and the tarp-wrapped body was inside a sleeping bag which had also been wrapped with rop”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hunt v. State

3. ““Q. Did you tell him everything you knew about the murder of your mother Mary Sue Taylor, yes or no? “A. There was nothing to tell.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hunt v. State