State v. Dunn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether present or absent, and whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, aid and abet in its commission, or directly or indirectly counsel or procure another to commit the crime, are principals.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Cedrington · 742 So. 2d 690 - State v. Hill

2. “Subject to the limitation of Article 723, on motion of the defendant, the court shall order the district attorney to permit or authorize the defendant to inspect, copy, examine, test scientifically, photograph, or otherwise reproduce books, papers, documents, photographs, tangible | ¿objects, buildings, places, or copies or portions thereof, which are within the possession, custody or control of the state, and which: (1) are favorable to the defendant and which are material and relevant to the issue of guilt or punishment, or (2) are intended for use by the state as evidence at the trial, or (3) were obtained from or belong to the defendant. The court may determine whether evidence is subject to the provisions of Paragraph (1) hereof by in camera inspection.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Lee

3. “that state of mind which exists when the circumstances indicate that the offender actively desired the prescribed criminal consequences to follow his act or failure to act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 798 So. 2d 263 - State v. Kirkland