Hart v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

52 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 52 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] jury may infer intent from any facts which tend to prove its existence, including the acts, words, and conduct of the accused, and the method of committing the crime and from the nature of wounds inflicted on the victims.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Moore v. State · Watson v. State

2. “three or more persons who collaborate in carrying on criminal activities, although: (1) participants may not know each other's identity; (2) membership in the combination may change from time to time; and (3) participants may stand in a wholesaler-retailer or other arm's-length relationship in illicit distribution operations”

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

3. “if, with the intent to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination ..., [she] commits or conspires to commit one or more [enumerated offenses].”

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