State v. Atkinson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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. “(a) that the accused exercised dominion and control ... over the contraband, (b) that he had knowledge of its presence, and (c) that the accused had knowledge that the material was a narcotic.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Interest of W.B. · In Re WB

2. “we ... assum[ed] the defendant knew the fanny pack was under the driver's seat and that she knew it contained methamphetamine. For purposes of resolving the issue of control, we ... even assume[d] she knew it contained a substantial amount of methamphetamine.... The problem with the State's case [was] it did not show that the defendant exercised dominion and control over the drugs. A defendant's close physical proximity to contraband, as virtually all authorities agree, is insufficient in itself to constitute dominion and control.”

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

3. “to control illegal drugs in order to establish possession, that concept basically distinguishes a defendant's raw physical ability to exercise control over contraband simply because of the defendant's proximity to it and the type of rights that can be considered constructive possession. Atkinson, 620 N.W.2d at 5 (emphasis added). Thus, the authority or right to maintain control includes something more than the”

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