Scheikofsky v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

57 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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * ⅜ is a burdensome decision which no trial judge could lightly make and which we will not lightly overturn.’ ” 670 P.2d at 1092 , quoting from Scheikofsky v. State, Wyo., 636 P.2d 1107, 1113 (1981).”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Daniel v. State · Taylor v. State

2. ““INSTRUCTION NO. 10 “The necessary elements of the crime of aggravated burglary are: "1. The crime occurred within the county of Laramie on or about the date of January 1, 1985; and “2. The defendant, Delbert Anthony ■ McDonald, entered an occupied structure; and “3. The entry was made without authority of the owner or occupant; and “4. The defendant entered with the intent to commit an aggravated assault; and “5. In the course of committing the act the defendant knowingly or recklessly inflicted bodily injury on Viola Ann Salazar. “If you find from your consideration of all of the evidence that any of these elements has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant not guilty. “If, on the other hand, you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each of these elements has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant guilty.” “INSTRUCTION NO. 11 “To constitute the crime charged there must be a union of two essential elements, an act forbidden by law and a specific intent. “Specific intent means more than the general intent to commit the act. To prove a crime which involves specific intent, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt: “(1) That the defendant did the act charged; and “(2) That he did it with the specific intent described in the crime charged. The specific intent must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt as any other fact in the ease.” “INSTRUCTION NO. 21 “Delbert McDonald, the defe”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Ostrowski v. State · McDonald v. State

3. “"The law in Wyoming is that the sentencing judge is given wide discretion in determining the length and conditions of the term of imprisonment to be imposed upon conviction and that such determination, if within the statutory limits, will not be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Daniel v. State · Taylor v. State