State v. Gunzelman’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
August 1973
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McGautha v. California · State v. Lopez · State v. Finley · State v. Walsh · People v. Butcher
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * *. This is an incorrect statement of the law. The specific intent to commit ‘ * * * any felony or theft therein’ is an essential element of the crime of burglary. The quoted instruction does not cover that specific intent.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Gunzelman““Burglary consists of the unauthorized entry of any * * * dwelling * * * with the intent to commit any felony or theft therein.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Gunzelman
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.