Reynolds v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 6 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We agree with the dicta in Mahone v. State (1981), Ind.App., 429 N.E.2d 261 to the effect that placing the barrel of an unloaded firearm against the body of another person does not necessarily constitute the crime of criminal recklessness because such an act does not necessarily create a substantial risk of bodily harm. However, we will assume-for the purposes of this opinion-that horseplay with a loaded revolver constitutes the crime of criminal recklessness." Id. at 488 (emphasis added).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Al-Saud v. State · Warren v. State

2. “the State was required to prove that the handgun ... was in fact loaded to sufficiently convict [the accused] of criminal recklessness.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Al-Saud v. State · D.B. v. State

3. “(b) A person who recklessly, knowingly or intentionally performs: (1) an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person * * * # * * commits criminal recklessness, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is a *t "k " * d i (2) Class D felony if it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon.”

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