State v. Kettler’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

63 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 63 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'(1) the nature of the weapon used; (2) lack of provocation; (3) the defendant's conduct before and after the killing; (4) threats and declarations of the defendant before and during the occurrence; and (5) the dealing of lethal blows after the deceased was felled and rendered helpless.'”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Walker · State v. Hilyard

2. “'is convinced a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 55 Kan. App. 2d 579 - State v. Harris · State v. Kane

3. “[p]remeditation means to have thought the matter over beforehand.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kane · State v. Frantz