310 N.J. Super. 285 - State v. Smalls’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
May 2016
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Reyes · 76 Ill. 2d 45 - People v. Patton · BOARD OF EDUC. OF BUENA REG. SCH. DIST. v. Buena Reg. Educ. Assoc. · State v. Sewell · State v. Sein
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a] cautious person ... may exhibit fear in many settings that are not criminal.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Here, the victim had conversations with first [defendant's companion] and, later, after Smalls arrived, with Smalls. At no time did either defendant threaten the victim. Although the conduct of [defendant's companion] in holding his newspaper and referring to rent receipts made the victim believe [the companion] may have had a mental problem, there was no evidence that either defendant purposely put her "in fear of immediate bodily injury." N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(2). [The companion] had requested help from the victim while Smalls later chided the victim for not helping [his companion]. Eventually, the two men were in front of and behind the victim. To be sure, no special words and/or conduct are required to make out a threat or to purposely put someone in fear of immediate bodily injury, but the totality of the circumstances presented must be considered. While there may be circumstances where conduct alone, without threats by one or more persons, may be sufficient to justify a conclusion that the persons purposely placed the victim in fear of immediate bodily injury, this is not such a case. We leave that to another day. [ Ibid. ]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“threshold required under the statute: Here, the victim had conversations with first [defendant's companion] and, later, after Smalls arrived, with Smalls. At no time did either defendant threaten the victim. Although the conduct of [defendant's companion] in holding his newspaper and referring to rent receipts made the victim believe [the companion] may have had a mental problem, there was no evidence that either defendant purposely put her”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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