State v. Clements’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The Court instructs the Jury that the causing of an injury recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life is analogous to the definition of culpable negligence, which necessarily involves a foreseeable risk, and the fact that an injurious result was a possible result does not establish criminal responsibility. The result must have been one which the accused should have reasonably anticipated. The ordinary care of a reasonably prudent individual does not demand that he provide for or anticipate an unusual extraordinary occurrence. Culpable negligence consists of more than simple or gross negligence.”

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

2. “grabbed the steering wheel of the pickup truck and caused the vehicle to drive into the opposite lane of traffic resulting in the death of Mary Parker. . . . 383 So.2d at 821 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 429 So. 2d 245 - Sanders v. State

3. “was approved and expanded in Turner v. Arkansas, . . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 429 So. 2d 245 - Sanders v. State