State ex rel. McElhaney’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 5 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. “(1) A person commits aggravated assault if he commits assault as defined in section 76-5-102 and: (a) He intentionally causes serious bodily injury to another; or (b) He uses a deadly weapon or such means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Speer · State v. Salt

2. “with respect to circumstances surrounding his conduct or the result of his conduct when he is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Loeffel · State v. Velarde

3. “intent, knowledge, or recklessness ... suffice to establish criminal responsibility.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Bettcher