Beckwith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
December 1997
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mapp v. Ohio · Belcher v. Government Employees Insurance · Blackwell v. State · Yarema v. Exxon Corp. · Mayor of Annapolis v. West Annapolis Fire & Improvement Co.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““§ 26-405. Lesser included offenses under §§ 21-901.1 and 21-902. "If a person is charged with a violation of § 21-901.1. of this article (‘Reckless and negligent driving’) or § 21-902 of this article ('Driving while intoxicated, under the influence of alcohol, or under the influence of a drug, a combination of alcohol and a drug, or a controlled dangerous substance’), the court may find him guilty of any lesser included offense under any subsection of the respective section.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Beckwith v. State“"34) 21-902 Driving Intoxicated & Under the Influence (J35) 21-902 (aO Driving Intoxicated 36) 21-902(b) Driving Under Influence of Alcohol"”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Beckwith v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.