State v. Ranstrom’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In this case the amendment to the information did not add to nor change the offense with which appellant was charged. Rather, the amendment merely added allegations required to be in the information. I.C. § 18-1402 defines first degree burglary as every burglary committed in the night time. Since the information here already charged first degree burglary and the commission of that offense in the night time is an essential element, appellant must have known that the state was contending that the act occurred at night. Additionally appellant had once been arraigned on this precise charge, i.e., burglary of the first degree. Appellant could not have been surprised nor prejudiced by the amendment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. O'NEILL

2. “An indictment or information may be amended by the prosecuting attorney without leave of the court, at any time before the defendant pleads, and at any time thereafter, in the discretion of the court, where it can be done without prejudice to the substantial rights of the defendant. An information or indictment cannot be amended so as to charge an offense other than that for which the defendant has been held to answer.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. O'NEILL