564 So. 2d 95 - Stennet v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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

1. “'[I]ntentional' and 'reckless' are inconsistent terms.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harris v. State · 594 So. 2d 703 - Minshew v. State

2. “"(`An attempt is an intentional act. Manslaughter... is a reckless act. One may not intentionally attempt to cause the death of another human being by a reckless act.'); People v. Jackson, 49 A.D.2d 680 , 370 N.Y.S.2d 739 (1975); People v. Brown, 21 A.D.2d 738 , 249 N.Y.S.2d 922, 923 (1964) (`There must be an intent to commit a specific crime in order to constitute an attempt. An attempt to commit manslaughter is apparently a contradiction because the specific crime of manslaughter involves no intent and, accordingly, an intention to commit a crime whose distinguishing element is lack of intent is logically repugnant.'); ..."”

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

3. “III. The appellant further contends that his conviction must be reversed because the trial judge failed to instruct the jury on attempted manslaughter and assault in the third degree. Although he originally argued that the trial judge should have instructed the jury on attempted manslaughter based upon both recklessness and heat of passion, in his reply brief to this Court the appellant concedes that there is no such offense as”

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