State v. Leathers’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “§ 802. Arson 1. A person is guilty of arson if he starts, causes, or maintains a fire or explosion; B. On his own property or the property of another (1) with the intent to enable any person to collect insurance proceeds for the loss caused by the fire or explosion ....”

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

2. “in accordance with the definition of “relevant evidence” set forth in Rule 401 M.R. Evid., to make “more probable or less probable” any “fact ... of consequence to the determination of ...” the prosecution of defendant for arson.”

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