Taylor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “imprint of a small pistol in the front pants pocket of the appellant’s co-defendant ... she never saw a gun displayed. She was 'placed in fear of imminent bodily injury through the ... beating [she sustained] and not through the use of a handgun.’ ” Id. at 931 . This Court found that, because the State failed to prove that the defendant used a deadly weapon to threaten Mrs. Gregorcyk, the aggravat ed robbery conviction could not stand. Id. at 933 . We noted, however, that the evidence that appellant committed simple robbery by threat was”

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

2. “[A] defendant need not display a deadly weapon to his victim in order for the State to establish a threat to do imminent bodily injury. * * * * * * The ‘putting in fear’ which is referred to in the statute must, to support a conviction of robbery, be sustained by evidence of acts or conduct or words or circumstances reasonably calculated to effect that result.”

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

3. “(a) ... in the course of committing theft ... and with the intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he [[Image here]] (2) intentionally or knowingly threatens or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death.”

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