State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
January 1985
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 153 Cal. App. 2d 104 - People v. Flummerfelt · State v. Bey · Rell v. State · State v. Rand · 59 N.J. Super. 105 - Falconiero v. Maryland Cas. Co.
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.
““whether the circumstances surrounding the principal fact, assault and battery, and so closely related thereto as to bear upon its ‘nature’ are such as to warrant the greater severity of punishment permitted by the statute.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Tibbetts · State v. Kilton“The terms "violence" and "force" are synonymous when used in relation to assault, and include any application of force, even though it entails no pain, bodily harm, or serious injury ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.