State v. Chyung’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “in order to find the defendant guilty of [ both intentional and reckless assault in the first degree], the jury was required to find that the defendant intended to injure another person and that, in doing so, he recklessly created a risk of that person's death . In light of the state's theory of the case, there was nothing to preclude a finding that the defendant possessed both of these mental states with respect to the same victim at the same time by virtue of the same act or acts. In other words, the jury could have found that the defendant intended only to injure another person when he shot into [the victim's] bedroom but that, in doing so, he recklessly created a risk of that [victim's] death in light of the circumstances surrounding his firing of the gun into the dwelling. Accordingly, because the jury reasonably could have found that the defendant simultaneously possessed both mental states required to convict him of both intentional and reckless assault, he cannot prevail on his claim that the convictions were legally inconsistent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 Conn. App. 33 - State v. Daniels

2. “A person is guilty of assault in the first degree when: (1) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument ... or (3) under circumstances evincing an extreme indifference to human life he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a risk of death to another person, and thereby causes serious physical injury to another person ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 Conn. App. 33 - State v. Daniels

3. “A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm when he commits manslaughter in the first degree as provided in section 53a-55, and in the commission of such offense he uses, or is armed with and threatens the use of or displays or represents by his words or conduct that he possesses a ... firearm....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 Conn. App. 33 - State v. Daniels