State v. King’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

90 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 90 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““After the jury has retired for deliberation, if they desire to be informed as to any part of the law or evidence arising in the case, they may request the officer to conduct them to the court, where information on the point of law shall be given, or the evidence shall be read or exhibited to them in the presence of the defendant, unless he voluntarily absents himself, and his counsel and after notice to tire prosecuting attorney.” (Emphasis added.)”

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

2. ““(a) A criminal threat is any threat to: (1) Commit violence communicated with intent to terrorize another, or to cause the evacuation of any building, place of assembly or facility of transportation, or in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror or evacuation; (2) adulterate or contaminate any food, raw agricultural commodity, beverage, drug, animal feed, plant or public water supply; or (3) expose any animal in this state to any contagious or infectious disease.” (Emphasis added.) K.S.A. 21-3419.”

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

3. “Court of Appeals' ultimate point is correct: K.S.A. 60-455 does not apply if the evidence relates to crimes or civil wrongs committed as part of the events surrounding the crimes for which King was on trial—that is, the res gestae of the crime.”

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