State v. Risk’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It thus appears that the offense of automobile homicide may be made out by simple negligence in a person’s driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor if as a result thereof he causes the death of another person. Negligent homicide requires more than carelessness or simple negligence. Automobile homicide does not require that degree of negligence which this Court held to be requisite to constitute negligent homicide as stated in the case of State v. Lingman.”

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

2. “Any person, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor to a degree that renders him incapable of safely driving a vehicle, who causes the death of another person by operating or driving any motor vehicle in a reckless, negligent or careless manner, or with a wanton or reckless disregard of human life or safety, shall be deemed guilty of a felony ... .”

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