State v. Leeman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “To be necessarily included in the greater offense, the lesser offense must be such that it is impossible to commit the greater without having committed the lesser.”

   10 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Luce · Newell v. State

2. ““The defendant may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged . . .””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Carmichael · Bessey v. State

3. ““When a person, indicted for an offense, is acquitted of a part by verdict of the jury and found guilty of the residue thereof, such verdict may be received and recorded by the court. He may be considered as convicted of the offense, if any, which is substantially charged by such residue, and be punished accordingly, although such offense would not otherwise be within the jurisdiction of said court.””

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