State v. Cookson’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
August 2010
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Saba · Commonwealth v. Tilley · State v. Smith · People v. Young · 38 Wash. 2d 446 - State v. Rio
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It appears clear that the offense of burglary is one primarily against the security of the habitation. It marks the state’s determination to safeguard in his dwelling the homeowner, his family and guests from the dangers that accompany felonious invasions of their sanctuaries during the particularly vulnerable periods of darkness, (footnote omitted.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Thibeault““mere abstract principles of law, although correct, should not be given unless they are applicable to the facts in evidence”, State v. Cookson, Me., 293 A.2d 780, 782 (1972),”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Lawless
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.