State v. Gohl’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[O]ffenses are not constitutionally the same if there is any element in one offense not included in the other and proof of one offense would not necessarily prove the other.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Womac · State v. Faagata

2. “The same evidence rule controls `unless there is a clear indication that the legislature did not intend to impose multiple punishment.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Womac · State v. Faagata

3. “[I]t is unlikely the Legislature intended to punish a single assaultive act as both assault and attempted murder. There is no reason that a single assault should give rise to only one conviction if the victim dies, where the charge would be murder and assault, but two convictions if the victim survives, where attempted murder and assault would be charged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Johnson