Cawthon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]hen adulterants and dilutants constitute a part of the weight utilized to increase punishment, the State must prove the following beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) the identity of the named illegal substance, (2) that the added remainder (adulterants and/or dilutants) has not affected the chemical activity of the named illegal substance, (3) that the remainder (adulterants and/or dilutants) was added to the named illegal substance with the intent to increase the bulk or quantity of the final product, (4) the weight of the illegal substance, including any adulterants and/or dilutants.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thorpe v. State · Short v. State

2. “... with intent to deliver, a controlled substance, namely: COCAINE, in an amount by aggregate weight including any adulterants or dilutants of 28 grams or more but less than 200 grams....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gabriel v. State

3. “sets forth the only definition of adulterants and dilu-tants recognized by this Court,” and that there was more to the definition: an adulterant or dilutant also must be something that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Seals v. State