Gold v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Appellant’s sudden passion claim which provided an abstract basis for jury instruction is nonetheless susceptible of rejection by that body as a fact, thereby eliminating voluntary manslaughter as a verdict. This is the standard of review we endorse in a case such as this.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gold v. State · Gold v. State

2. ““I lost it, I really did. I whirled; like I said, I was facing Nellie, I whirled and the next I know Ron is dead or, at least, I think he was dead.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gold v. State · Gold v. State

3. “All right, I come down here from Michigan to take Nellie back with me. We've been very intimate and what the fuck are you going to do about it?”

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