Weida v. State’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. “'It is sufficient if the minds of the parties meet understandingly to bring about an intelligent and deliberate agreement to commit the offense.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Conn v. State · Dickenson v. State

2. “Weida, 778 N.E.2d at 847 (quoting Porter v. State, 715 N.E.2d 868, 871 (Ind.1999)). An agreement can be inferred from cireumstantial evidence, which may include the overt acts of the parties in furtherance of the criminal act. Id.; Wal lace v. State, 722 N.E.2d 910, 913 (Ind.Ct. App.2000) (citing Chambers v. State, 526 N.E.2d 1176, 1178 (Ind.1988)). Likewise, to determine whether the defendant had the requisite intent to commit the crime alleged,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dickenson v. State

3. “'[t}he trier of fact must usually resort to cireumstantial evidence or reasonable inferences drawn from examination of the circumstances surrounding the crime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dickenson v. State