State v. Rogers’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Every person who shall be convicted of breaking and entering in the night-time — First, any building within the curtilage of a dwelling-house, but not forming a part thereof; or, second, any shop, store, booth, tent, warehouse or other building, or any boat or vessel, in which there shall be at the time some human being, or any goods, wares or merchandise, or other valuable thing, kept or deposited, with intent to steal or commit any felony therein, shall on conviction be adjudged guilty of burglary in the second degree.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Poole

2. ““Can we assume that the jury gave credit to the testimony of one or of a number of witnesses rather than to another? By what process of reasoning can we reach the conclusion that the conviction of the defendant is really based on the competent testimony rather than the incompetent?” (p. 695.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Goyens

3. ““We think the legislature intended to include buildings of other classes than those specifically mentioned. We are very clear that banks, offices, and buildings used for many other purposes, are within the protection of the statute if valuable things are kept in them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Poole