Eager v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

38 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The question which has been considered by the Courts under such situations, and the Courts have concluded, is that the offenses are not the same if upon the trial of one, proof of an additional fact is required, which is not necessary to be proved in the trial of the other although some of the same acts may be necessary to be proved in the trial of each. In other words it seems that the double jeopardy proposition is directed to the identify of the offense and not to the act." 205 Tenn. at 165-166 , 325 S.W.2d at 820 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Duchac v. State · State v. Black

2. “‘ One, who, being in the possession of an automobile and in position to determine who shall operate it, places the vehicle in the hands of an intoxicated ■ person, sits with the latter, and permits, him to operate the vehicle without protest, aids and abets the offense of driving while intoxicated and may, as an aider and abettor, be convicted of the offense, provided he knew of the intoxicated condition of the person whom he thus permitted to. drive.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Williams v. State · State v. Morris

3. “[Wjhen one sits by the side of another and permits him without protest to operate the vehicle on a highway in a state of intoxication as the jury was clearly warranted that these people were doing herein, the one sitting by is as guilty as the man at the wheel.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Olson v. Ische · State v. Morris