Thorpe v. State’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 7 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.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wall v. State · Goforth v. State

2. “In this case, the State charged appellant with possession of more than twenty-eight grams of methamphetamine. The State was required therefore to prove either that more than twenty-eight grams of the entire seized substance was methamphetamine or that the portion of the seized substance that was methamphetamine weighed less than twenty-eight grams and the remainder was added with the intent to increase the quantity of the final product without affecting the methamphetamine’s chemical activity. (Emphasis added)”

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