Sanchez v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the voluntarily intoxicated offender [is] at risk for the consequences of his actions, even if it is claimed that the capacity has been obliterated to achieve the otherwise requisite mental state for a specific crime.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State · Orta v. State

2. “[Indiana Code section] 35-41-2-5. Intoxication not a defense[.] Intoxication is not a defense in a prosecution for an offense and may not be taken into consideration in determining the existence of a mental state that is an element of the offense unless the defendant meets the requirements of [Indiana Code seetion] 35-41-3-5. [Indiana Code section] 35-41-3-5. Intoxication[.] It is a defense that the person who engaged in the prohibited conduct did so while he was intoxicated, only if the intoxication resulted from the introduction of a substance into his body: (1) Without his consent; or (2) When he did not know that the substance might cause intoxication.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State · Louallen v. State

3. ““All courts shall be open; and every person, for injury done to him in his person, property, or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law. Justice shall be administered freely, and without purchase; completely, and without denial; speedily, and without delay.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jordan Ex Rel. Jordan v. Deery · Hill v. State