State v. Lott’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Appellant contends that mere possession of recently stolen goods is not of itself sufficient evidence upon which to convict the possessor of those goods of the crime of burglary. .The rule in this state is to the contrary. In our most recent opinion on this issue, State v. Haggard, 89 Idaho 217 , 404 P.2d 580 (1965), we held that the defendant’s possession of recently stolen property was sufficient evidence upon which the jury could find him guilty of the crime of burglary.” 90 Idaho at 163 , 409 P.2d at 120 .”

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