Firmeis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The complaint was made against the accused some time in July, 1883. An information was filed August 13, 1883, charging the abandonment on the 11th of July, 1883. The defendant was arrested some time in July, but was permitted to go upon his own recognizance, and the proceedings upon the information were continued. On the 5th of January, 1884, the defendant was arrested and brought into court, and again allowed to go upon his own recognizance, and a trial was had on January 22, 1884. Objection was made by the defendant on the trial to the admission of evidence as to what the conduct of the defendant towards his family was after the time he was charged with abandoning his children. We think the evidence was properly received as bearing upon the question of the. intent of the defendant at the time he left his children to abandon them. * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 37 Okla. Crim. 110 - Jeffries v. State

2. ““As the accused may admit the entire charge against him by a plea of guilty, it would seem absurd to say that he may not, on the trial, admit any fact which it is necessary to prove in order to establish his guilt.””

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