State v. Meier’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"12.1-17-03. Reckless endangerment. A person is guilty of an offense if he creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death to another. The offense is a class C felony if the circumstances manifest his extreme indifference to the value of human life. Otherwise it is a class A misdemeanor. There is risk within the meaning of this section if the potential for harm exists, whether or not a particular person’s safety is actually jeopardized.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Meier · State v. Meier

2. “`rule is patterned on a Federal rule, the Federal courts' interpretation of the Federal rule is highly persuasive.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Woinarowicz · City of Grand Forks v. Ramstad

3. “‘[a] person commits a misdemeanor if he recklessly engages in conduct which places or may place another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury.’”

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