Hayden v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “She gave him the money from the cash drawer, noting she could only see one of his hands. She testified she was scared and afraid of what might happen; she said she did not know whether she was going to be tied up or killed. In the second robbery, the accused entered the motel office at 3:25 a.m., and told the female desk clerk who was alone that he had to rob her. She replied that he must be kidding, to which accused said,”

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

2. “If the fact attended with circumstances of terror, such threatening word or gesture as in common experience is likely to create an apprehension of danger and induce [another] to part with his property for the safety of his person, it is robbery.”

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

3. “No, lady, I'm not kidding * * * don't try anything funny.”

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