State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The use of the word ‘any’ indicates that each separate substance possessed is an unlawful act. If the legislature had intended that the possession of several Schedule I substances would only constitute a single offense, it would have used words such as ‘one or more substances’ to evidence that intent.” 542 S.W.2d at 5 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Anderson · State v. Collier

2. “The evidence does not support an entrapment instruction for two related reasons. First, entrapment involves a situation where the intent to commit the crime is placed into the perpetrator’s head by the conduct of the police. It presupposes that in fact the defendant intended to commit the crime, but that that intent was the product of the police actions. Defendant’s evidence was that he never formed any intent to commit the crime. He was not therefore entrapped into committing the crime. Secondly, the defense normally is inconsistent with the defendant’s denial of the charge. “Possession” requires that the defendant intentionally and knowingly have the drug in his possession. Defendant’s evidence was that he did not have such intentional, knowing possession. The instruction on entrapment was properly refused. (citations omitted).”

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