State v. Briggs’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A person is guilty of interfering with an officer when such person obstructs, resists, hinders or endangers any peace officer ... in the performance of such peace officer's ... duties.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 Conn. App. 648 - State v. Lamantia · 176 Conn. App. 437 - State v. Boyd

2. “We have explained that the crime of disorderly conduct consists of two elements: (1) that the defendant intended to cause, or recklessly created a risk of causing, inconvenience, annoyance or alarm and (2) that he did so by engaging in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 176 Conn. App. 437 - State v. Boyd

3. “[A]ny act intended to thwart this purpose violates the statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 Conn. App. 648 - State v. Lamantia