State v. Anaya’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 19 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is within the province of the jury to imply malice in a case where a killing with a deadly weapon is established. “You may imply malice in this case if you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was perpetrated by means of a deadly weapon.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Marquez · State v. Duran

2. ““Appellant had the right to have instructions on lesser included offenses submitted to the jury. This right depends, however, on there being some evidence tending to establish the lesser included offenses. * * * ””

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

3. “Malice shall be implied with no considerable provocation appears or when all circumstances of the killing show a wicked and malignant heart. [Emphasis added.]”

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