96 Okla. Crim. 331 - Hanlan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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

1. ““In a prosecution of an accused charged under Tit. 47 O.S. 1951 § 93, with the crime of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of drugs, the State is not required to prove either the point of origin or the point of termination over which the motor vehicle was driven or moved. The State is required (1) to allege and prove that the accused was under the influence of intoxicating liquor; or (2), that he was an habitual user of vernal, barbital, nembutal, sodium-amytal, or other barbiturates or barbituric acid preparations, ehloralhydrate, bromide, benzedrine, or amphetamine preparations or narcotic drugs; and (3) that such accused did, while so under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of drugs, operate or drive a motor vehicle on some thoroughfare, highway, country road, state highway or state road, public street, avenue, public park, driveway, public square or place, bridge, viaduct, trestle or thoroughfare or structure, public or private, designed, intended or used by or for the general public for travel or traffic or the passage of vehicles within this State. It is sufficient to allege in the information and prove on trial the operation of the vehicle to any named point on one or more of the public ways named and designated in the statute.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 97 Okla. Crim. 28 - Dickey v. State · Watson v. State

2. ““did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and wrongfully commit the crime of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in the manner and form as follows, to-wit: “That is to say, the said defendant, in the-county and state aforesaid, and on the day and year aforesaid, then and there being, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and wrongfully run, drive and operate a 1946 Dodge Pickup Motor Vehicle bearing 1951 Oklahoma License No. 212T537, from an unknown point to a point at the intersection of S. E. 29th Street and Mid-America Blvd., adjacent to Oklahoma City, in said county and state, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; contrary to the form of the statutes in such cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Oklahoma.” Also see, Raper v. State, 96 Okl.Cr. 18 , 248 P.2d 267 .”

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

3. “In the preparation of Informations in criminal cases the attorney for the State should each time re-read the applicable statutory provisions and make every effort to plainly and clearly cover every material provision either in the language of the statute, or by words of similar import. This statement is for the benefit generally of prosecuting attorneys who do not give that consideration to the language of the information that should be given ... Stricter requirements by trial judges would materially improve the quality of informations as reflected in a record or transcript when either finally reaches this Court, and in fact might materially cut down appeals of a technical character.”

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