Page v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 7 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[O]ne, although lawfully in a business house , commits the offense described in § 10913 when he breaks and enters into a room of that business house, which he has no right to enter, for the purpose of committing a felony.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cradler v. United States · Fox v. State

2. ““ ‘A burglary may be committed by a breaking on the inside; for though a thief enter -the dwelling house in the nighttime, through the outer door left open, or by an open window, yet if, when within the house he turn the key, or unlatch a chamber door, with intent to commit felony, this is burglary. Hence where a servant, who sleeps in an adjacent room, unlatches his master’s door and enters his apartment, with intent to kill him, or to commit a rape on his mistress, it is burglary.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 38 Wash. 2d 446 - State v. Rio

3. ““At common law one who entered premises without a breaking did not commit burglary by breaking into a chest or drawer, and section 10911 of the Code (now 39-902) was doubtlessly passed to meet that condition of the law.” 170 Tenn. at 589 , 98 S.W.2d at 99 . (Parentheses added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fox v. State