State v. Rye’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A man who attempts to force himself into another’s dwelling, or who, being in the dwelling by invitation or license refuses to leave when the owner makes that demand, is a trespasser, and the law permits the owner to use as much force, even to the taking of his life, as may be reasonably necessary to prevent the obtrusion or to accomplish the expulsion.”

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

2. “if the defendant is justified in defending himself or others in firing the first shot, then the defendant—also [may] continue—to continue [sic] shooting until it is apparent that the danger of death or serious bodily injury has . . . completely ended.”

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

3. “I. Did the trial court err in refusing to charge the jury on involuntary manslaughter? II. Did the trial court err in refusing to charge the jury on accident?”

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