State v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““There is no evidence as to whether he [the defendant] actually was working during the period of time covered by the information, no evidence tending to prove that work was available to him, no evidence except the conclusion of complainant, that he was physically able to work.” Id. at 617 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 178 Ind. App. 327 - Burris v. State

2. “not sufficient to justify a finding, beyond a reasonable doubt, that defendant had the ability to support these children.”

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