State v. Cook’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A. First degree robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another, or that is in the immediate control of another, by use of force or intimidation, when the offender leads the victim to reasonably believe he is armed with a dangerous weapon.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 809 So. 2d 1056 - State v. Aleman · 768 So. 2d 767 - State v. Jackson

2. “The state must prove that the offender induced a subjective belief in the victim that he was armed with a dangerous weapon and that the victim's belief was objectively reasonable under the circumstances. The statute thus excludes unreasonable panic reactions by the victim, but otherwise allows the victim's subjective beliefs to determine whether the offender committed first degree robbery or the lesser offense of simple robbery (La.R.S.14:65).... Direct testimony by the victim that he believed the Defendant was armed, or circumstantial inferences arising from the victim's immediate surrender of his personal possessions in response to the Defendant's threats, may support a conviction for first degree robbery. (Citations omitted)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 809 So. 2d 1056 - State v. Aleman

3. “is to allow the defendant time to file post-trial motions, including a motion for new trial, which must be filed between verdict and sentencing. If a defendant does not expressly waive the delay, a sentence imposed within the three day period is void. State v. Johnson, 275 So.2d 405 (La.1973); State v. Thom, 615 So.2d 355 (La.App. 5 Cir.1993).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 901 So. 2d 590 - State v. Joseph