Ex Parte Phillips’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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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. “"`Subsection (b) explicitly states a policy adverse to arbitrary use of "strict liability" concepts. An express statement is required in the statute defining the offense if strict liability is being imposed. '”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sullens v. State · 879 So. 2d 594 - Harrison v. State

2. “"`Although no culpable mental state is expressly designated in a statute defining an offense, an appropriate culpable mental state may nevertheless be required for the commission of that offense, or with respect to some or all of the material elements thereof, if the proscribed conduct necessarily involves such culpable mental state. A statute defining a crime, unless clearly indicating a legislative intent to impose strict liability, states a crime of mental culpability. '”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sullens v. State · 879 So. 2d 594 - Harrison v. State

3. “Therefore, we must assume that the Legislature was aware of § 13A-2-4, when it revised § 9-11-244, and chose not to make the offense a strict-liability offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 917 So. 2d 159 - Scott v. State