State v. Konviser’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 14 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * the mere fact that one is an agent, servant or employee does not deny that ‘entrustment’ may characterize the custody of money or property in his possession as such agent, servant or employee. The powers of defendant as manager were broad and extensive and the evidence amply supports the jury in believing and finding ‘entrustment’ characterized defendant’s custody of the money and property embezzled. * * * ””

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

2. ““The expert witness continually spoke of the column representing the reflected embezzlement as an ‘adjusted shortage.’ Attorneys for the defendant more accurately, we think, denominated it a ‘speculative’ shortage. To our minds, the method chosen of proving defendant’s guilt violates all traditional protections against conviction by speculation and guess work.””

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