People v. Dodt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Proof ... that defendant threatened the use of a gun is sufficient to establish ... threatened use of deadly physical force, even though there is no evidence that in fact he possessed an operable firearm.... ... ... Defendant argues ... that the proof was insufficient because it must be shown that the threat made was capable of present realization and there was no evidence at trial that he actually possessed a gun... The plain language of the statute requires rejection of defendant's argument.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 109 Wash. 2d 832 - State v. Coe

2. “It follows that when police have acted on the basis of a teletype or radio bulletin the prosecution's burden is not discharged absent proof regarding the contents of the communication received ... When a proper suppression motion is filed ... the content of the bulletin upon which the police acted, as opposed to its basis or source, must be proved at the hearing.”

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

3. “using or threatening to use deadly force”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 109 Wash. 2d 832 - State v. Coe