State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: First, that on July 15, 1980, the defendant with the aid of Anthony Dixon stole money in the charge of Larry Sater, and Second, that the defendant with the aid of Anthony Dixon threatened the immediate use of physical force on or against Larry Sater for the purpose of preventing resistance to the taking of the property, and Third, that in the course of stealing the property the defendant and Anthony Dixon were armed with deadly weapons, and Fourth, the defendant either before or during the commission of the offense of robbery in the first degree, with the purpose of promoting its commission, aided such other person in committing that offense, then you will find the defendant guilty of robbery in the first degree. However, if you do not find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt each and all of these propositions, you must find the defendant not guilty of that offense. If you do find the defendant guilty of robbery in the first degree you will assess and declare the punishment at: 1. Life imprisonment, or 2. Imprisonment for a term of years fixed by you, but not less than ten years and not to exceed thirty years.”

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