State v. Doolittle’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although sexual intercourse has been held to be a thing of value, there is simply no evidence in this record which shows that defendant forced the victim to engage in sexual intercourse “in order to secure [her] release ...” In State v. Moore, 432 So.2d 209 (La. 1983), the supreme court found that an essential element of aggravated kidnapping is the intent to force the victim or another to give up a thing of value “in order to secure a release.” ... Where there is no evidence which shows that the victim submitted to defendant to gain her release, a rational trier of fact could not have found that essential element of aggravated kidnapping beyond a reasonable doubt.... 482 So.2d at 901 .”

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

2. “Aggravated kidnapping is the doing of any of the following acts with the intent thereby to force the victim, or some other person, to give up anything of apparent present or prospective value, or to grant any advantage or immunity, in order to secure a release of the person under the offender’s actual or apparent control: * * * LRS 14:44, in part. Emphasis added.”

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

3. “(1) The intentional and forcible seizing and carrying of any person from one place to another without his consent; [[Image here]]”

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