State v. Kimbrough’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"In a prosecution for an attempt, it is no defense that it was impossible to commit the crime which was the object of the attempt where the conduct engaged in by the actor would be a crime if the circumstances were as the actor believed them to be."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kimbrough

2. “[Father-in-law]-Age 64-address [father-in-law's address]-health-bad-has had a triple bypass 15 years ago-takes handful of pills a day. (Dead) Net worth 150,000 to 200,000 dollars + life insurance policy. Not sure value.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kimbrough

3. “defendant's actions exceeded mere preparation because defendant had done all that he could have done under the circumstances to cause the murders of his intended victims.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kimbrough