Benefield v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 1981
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Benefield v. State
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““David Merrl ... the agent, and/or fiduciary of Debra Mowery did embezzle or fraudulently convert to his own use, or to the use of another, or fraudulently secrete with intent to convert to his own use, or to the use of another, money and checks, or money or checks to the amount of about $120.00 and of that value, which said money and checks or money or checks had come into his possession by virtue of his agency and/or fiduciary relationship with Debra Mowery.... ””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Merrl v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.