Hill v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 9 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 Legislature intended to make robbery a class A felony in two situations: (1) when bodily injury resulted to the person being robbed, and (2) when serious bodily injury resulted to any other person.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bailey v. State · Garner v. State

2. ““A person who knowingly or intentionally takes property from another person or from the presence of another person: (1) by using or threatening the use of force on any person; or (2) by putting any person in fear; commits robbery, a Class C felony. However, the offense is a Class B felony if it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon, and a Class A felony if it results in either bodily injury or serious bodily injury to any other person. As added by Acts 1977, P.L. 340, SEC. 39.” Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. David Lawrence v. Al C. Parke · Lipka v. State

3. “'Serious bodily injury' means bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes ... extreme pain....”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. David Lawrence v. Al C. Parke · Lipka v. State