State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) In addition to other defenses provided by law ... it is an affirmative defense to the offenses described in ORS 811.175 [driving while suspended or revoked] ... that: (a) An injury or immediate threat of injury to a human being or animal, and the urgency of the cireumstances made it nee-essary for the defendant to drive a motor vehicle at the time and place in question[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Shrum v. State

2. “is entitled to have his theory of the case presented to the jury, if there is any evidence from which jurors could infer that the required elements of the defense were present and if he has submitted an instruction that correctly states the law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 132 Or. App. 29 - State v. Harper

3. “both the magnitude of the injury or threatened injury and the interval of time necessary to avert or remedy the injury are circumstances to be considered by the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Shrum v. State