State v. Pogue’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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “any instrument, article or substance, which, under the circumstances in which it is used, is readily capable of causing death or other serious physical injury!.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jennings · State v. Idlebird

2. “[A]n instrument not by design a weapon becomes a dangerous instrument when utilized with the purpose of injuring another. A utilitarian instrument becomes a dangerous instrument when circumstances in which it is used demonstrate an intent and motive to cause death or serious harm to a person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Idlebird