Whitehead v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Robbery is a wrongful taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dunford v. State · Hazelwood v. State

2. ““Where a pistol is pointed in a threatening manner at one who is the owner or custodian of money, who thereupon permits it to be taken, such act is robbery, although the owner or custodian may not state he is in actual fear, since fear is presumed when such act is committed violently and against the will of the person robbed.””

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

3. ““First, since the testimony of Officer Shobert was sufficient to establish the element of force, it was unnecessary to further prove the element of fear. See 21 O.S.1971, § 797, supra, which describes robbery as a wrongful taking accomplished by means of force or fear, not force and fear.” (Footnote omitted.)”

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