State v. Thompson’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. “The Jackson standard is applicable in cases involving both direct and circumstantial evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 799 So. 2d 563 - State v. BJD · 814 So. 2d 725 - State v. Strogen

2. “(1) when the offender has a specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm; or (2)(a) when the offender is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of ... second degree kidnapping... even though he has no intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 796 So. 2d 135 - State v. Dorsey

3. “All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether present or absent, and whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, aid and abet in its commission, or directly or indirectly counsel or procure another to commit the crime, are principals.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 799 So. 2d 563 - State v. BJD