Nunez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Whoever purposely and maliciously, but without premeditation, kills any human being, is guilty of murder in the second degree, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for any term not less than twenty (20) years, or during life.””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kennedy v. State · State v. Selig

2. ““ * * * The term, as used in the law of homicide, has often been defined as the intentional killing of a human being by another, without legal justification or excuse and under circumstances which are insufficient to reduce the crime to manslaughter. 26 Am. Jur., Homicide, § 40, pp. 183-184. See also State v. Ogilvie, 180 Or. 365 , 175 P.2d 454, 459 ; and State v. Myers, 248 Iowa 44 , 79 N.W.2d 382, 390 .” (Emphasis in original.)”

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

3. ““In State v. Parmely, 65 Wyo. 215 , 199 P.2d 112, 118 , where the accused was. charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and murder, this court approved an earlier decision holding that the specific intent to kill must be proved as any other factor in a case.” 383 P.2d at 728 .”

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