Grimes v. State’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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In construing this statute this Court stated in Smith v. State, Okl. Cr., 347 P.2d 232 , Syllabus II: ‘Burglary is the forcible entry with intent to steal or to commit some other offense, and since the crime is complete when the entry is made with intent to steal, actual stealing which is only evidence of intent, is not necessary.’ ””

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

2. ““Every person who breaks and enters any building or any part of any building, room, booth, tent, railroad car, automobile, truck, trailer, vessel or other structure * * * in which any property is kept, * * * with intent to steal therein or to commit any felony, is guilty of burglary in the second degree.””

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

3. ““The granting or denial of a motion for continuance is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court and the actions of the trial court will not be disturbed unless it appears that he acted in an arbitrary or capricious manner.””

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