State v. Heald’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ § 1405 Escape from jail Whoever, being lawfully detained in any jail or other place of confinement, except the State Prison, breaks or escapes therefrom, or attempts to do so, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 7 years. The sentence to such imprisonment shall not be concurrent with any other sentence then being served or thereafter to be imposed upon such escapee. Whoever resists apprehension or breaks arrest shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Flemming · 79 Misc. 2d 575 - People ex rel. Mallin v. Wilson

2. ““[t]he essential elements of the crime of ‘escape’ are: (1) the intentional unauthorized departure (2) from lawful detention pursuant to lawful authority (3) for a criminal offense.” (Emphasis added)”

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

3. ““. . . for the purposes of evaluating whether defendant had committed the crime of 'escape’, a detention under lawful authority.” (p. 72)”

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