State v. Cheffen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The felony-murder statute has two primary elements—killing and simultaneously engaging in an inherently dangerous felony. The second element can be established through proof diat the killing occurred while the defendant was committing, attempting to commit, or fleeing from an inherently dangerous felony. These are simply factual circumstances in which a material element may be proven. Therefore, this language in the felony-murder statute does not create alternative means . . . .” Cheffen, 297 Kan. at 702 .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Burnett · State v. Dupree

2. “'acts, circumstances, and inferences reasonably deducible therefrom'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stewart v.Ross · State v. Longoria

3. “[T]he better rule is to require a party wishing to challenge the trial court's compliance with the procedures set out in K.S.A. 22-3421 for inquiring about a jury's verdict to have raised that issue first with the district court either in the form of a contemporaneous objection or a posttrial motion.”

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