State v. Hartwell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A further responsive verdict to the charge of Armed Robbery is Simple Robbery. Simple Robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another or which is in the immediate control of another when the offender uses force or intimidation, but not armed with a dangerous weapon. Simple Robbery requires general criminal intent. Anything of value and general criminal intent retain their earlier definitions. Thus, in order to convict the defendant of Simple Robbery, you must find, beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) that the defendant intentionally took something of value belonging to another; and (2) that the thing of value taken was in the possession of or in the immediate control of the victim when it was taken; and (3) that the defendant used force or intimidation against the victim in order to accomplish the taking, but not while armed with a dangerous weapon.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ragas · State v. Robinson

2. “[a]rmed robbery is a serious offense against the person.”

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