Berry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 17 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]hat ROBERT E. HICKS ... on or about the 21st day of JANUARY, in the year of our Lord 2005, in the County and State aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did wilfully, unlawfully, and feloniously, take, steal and carry away the personal property of Jeff Triplett and Laura Triplett, to wit: one (1) laptop computer; one (1) black briefcase; jewelry; one (1) safety deposit box and contents; one (1) video camera; one (1) Elgin watch, and one (1) watch, of the total aggregate value of $500.000....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jimmy T. Brown v. State of Mississippi · 40 So. 3d 640 - Hicks v. State

2. “We have defined the crime of conspiracy as follows: “Conspiracy is a combination of two or more persons to accomplish an unlawful purpose or to accomplish a lawful purpose unlawfully, the persons agreeing in order to form the conspiracy. The offense is complete without showing an overt act in the furtherance of the conspiracy.” The parties to the conspiracy must understand that “they are entering .into a common plan and knowingly intend to further its common purpose.” And finally, “the agreement need not be formal or express, but may be inferred from the circumstances, particularly by declarations, acts, and conduct of the alleged conspirators.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Joseph Ronald Hartfield v. State of Mississippi

3. “ABDUR RAHIM AMBROSE, STEVIE CREON AMBROSE, SR. AND ORLANDER PATRICK DEDEAUX, II in the First Judicial District of Harrison County, Mississippi, on or about April 7, 2013 did then and there willfully, unlawfully, feloniously and with or without design to effect death, kill and murder Robert Trosclair, a human being, without authority of law, while in the commission of the crime and felony of Kidnapping, as defined by Section 97-3-53, Miss. Code of 1972, (as amended), contrary to Section 97-3-19(2)(e), Miss. Code of 1972, (as amended), and against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Abdur Rahim Ambrose v. State of Mississippi