Rowe v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “On January 23, 2005, [Bobbie] Rowe drove an ATV towing a sled in which three children were riding: Rowe’s daughter, Charity Minix, and two minor girls, C.C. and J.C. Rowe initially drove the children around her backyard, but then she drove out onto an adjacent roadway to travel to a friend’s house. Rowe knew it was illegal to operate an ATV on the roadway. It was dark outside, so Rowe illuminated the headlight on the ATV. When Rowe saw an approaching vehicle, she slowed the ATV and came to a stop near the edge of the roadway. That action caused the sled to move into the path of the approaching vehicle, which was being operated by Lester Hensley. Hensley did not see the sled in time to avoid striking it. As a result of the collision, C.C. and J.C. died instantly, and Charity was treated for serious bodily injuries. Police officers and emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene, and Starke County Deputy Sheriff Brett Hansen told Rowe that she could ride in the ambulance to the hospital with her daughter. Deputy Hansen also told Rowe that she would have to submit to blood and urine tests at the hospital, and Rowe agreed. But Rowe did not ride in the ambulance to the hospital. Instead, she drove the ATV from the accident scene to her house and telephoned her sister, Patricia Minix, to ask her to give her a urine sample. Rowe did not want to give her own urine sample because she had smoked marijuana within a “couple” of days of the accident. Minix agreed, and Rowe got Minix’”

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

2. “1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the State to amend the charging information after the omnibus date. 2. Whether the court erred in admitting into evidence out-of-court statements from Roush’s alleged co-conspirators. 3. Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support her conviction. 4. Whether the court abused its discretion in ordering Roush to serve the presumptive sentence for her conviction. 5. Whether the presumptive sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of Roush’s offense and her character.”

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

3. “The fundamental error doctrine is extremely narrow. Sandifur v. State, 815 N.E.2d 1042, 1046 (Ind.Ct.App.2004), trans. denied. To qualify as fundamental error, an error must be so prejudicial to the rights of the defendant as to make a fair trial impossible. Id. Further, the error must constitute a blatant violation of basic principles, the harm, or potential for harm must be substantial, and the resulting error must deny the defendant fundamental due process. Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Romero Leslie v. State of Indiana