State v. Bigham’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
2
states following
March 1993
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Smith · State v. Pride · State v. Harris · State v. Wright · State v. Harris
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An instruction on a lesser included offense is required only if defendant requests it and there is evidence to support an acquittal on the greater offense and conviction of the lesser offense. [Citations omitted.] The evidence must show lack of an essential element of the greater offense to require instruction on the lesser offense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Barnes
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.