People v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the requirement of “knowingly” in the statutory definition of child abuse does not refer to the actor’s awareness that his conduct is practically certain to cause the proscribed result. Instead, “knowingly” refers to the actor’s general awareness of the abusive nature of his conduct in relation to the child or his awareness of the circumstances in which he commits an act against the well-being of the child.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. District Court of Colorado's Seventeenth Judicial District

2. “or “willfully” with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware that his conduct is of such nature or that such circumstance exists. A person acts”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. District Court of Colorado's Seventeenth Judicial District

3. “willfully,” with respect to a result of his conduct, when he is aware that his conduct is practically certain to cause the result.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. District Court of Colorado's Seventeenth Judicial District