State v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[t]he doctrine of imperfect self-defense * * * purports to reduce the crime of murder to voluntary manslaughter. * * * The theory underlying the doctrine is that when a defendant uses deadly force with an honest but unreasonable belief that it is necessary to defend himself, the element of malice, necessary for a murder conviction, is lacking.””

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

2. ““possession or ownership of the area searched or property seized, prior use of the area searched or property seized, the ability to control or exclude others’ use of the property, and legitimate presence in the area searched.” Wright, 558 A.2d at 949 .”

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