Saldana v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Instruction #3 stated: The necessary elements of the crime of criminal conspiracy are: 1. That between the dates -of July 14, 1993 and July 22, 1993; 2. In Sheridan County, Wyoming 3. The defendant, James Dean Miller, 4. Agreed with one Steven Ingersoll and/or James Stacy Powell that they, or one or more of them, would commit the crime of Kidnapping, a felony under the laws of the State of Wyoming, and that; 5. Subsequent to the agreement, the defendant, or Steven Ingersoll or James Stacy Powell did an overt act for the purpose of furthering the object of the agreement. If you find from your consideration of all of the evidence that any one 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 of the evidence that each element has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant guilty. Instruction # 9 stated: You are instructed that .there can be no criminal conspiracy involving only the Defendant and a government agent or informer. There is no real agreement when one conspires to break the law only with government agents or informers. The elements of the offense are not satisfied unless the Defendant conspires with at least one true co-conspirator.”

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

2. “(a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if he knowingly obstructs, impedes or interferes with or resists arrest by a peace officer while engaged in the lawful performance of his official duties.”

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

3. “The requisite intent to commit an act can be inferred from the facts and totality of the circumstances existing at the time the criminal act is complete. Appellant is considered by law to have intended the natural consequences of his act.”

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