State v. Coleman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The claim of right defense springs from the notion that in cases of common law larceny the defendant must have had an intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property. If the defendant acted under a mistake as to his right to deal with the property, he could not be guilty of larceny. Similarly, if the defendant can produce evidence that he was acting under an honest belief he had a “claim of right[,]” this will be weighed by the trier of the facts in resolving the issue of whether the defendant possessed the requisite mens rea to commit the offense of theft.”

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

2. “[W]ork[ing] with several companies to draft architectural drawings and floor plans; retaining] MDB to obtain permits and perform architectural and engineering services; hir[ing] two individuals to process permits; consulting] a builder about the project; consulting] with the CEO of Civtech about replacing MDB; and eventually replacing] MDB with Civtech after MDB missed its self-imposed deadlines.”

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

3. “(1) permanently; (2) for a period that results in the appropriation of a part of the property’s value; (3) with the purpose to restore it only on payment of a reward or other compensation; or (4) to dispose of the property or use or deal "with the property in a manner that makes it unlikely that the owner will recover it.”

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