State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
February 2019
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Grim · State v. Dulany · State v. Chaney · State v. Biddle · State v. Bradshaw
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“First, that on or about December 5, 2002, in the County of Platte, State of Missouri, the defendant or Ryan Parsons took a red Saturn car, property in the possession of Arlene Perry, and Second, that defendant or Ryan Parsons did so without the consent of Arlene Perry, and Third, that defendant or Ryan Parsons did so for the purpose of withholding it from the owner permanently, and Fourth, that the property taken was a motor vehicle, then you are instructed that the offense of stealing has occurred, and if you further find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: Fifth, that with the purpose of promoting or furthering the commission of that stealing, the defendant acted together with or aided Ryan Parsons in committing that offense, then you will find the defendant guilty under Count Three of stealing.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) Causes serious physical injury to any person; or (2) Is armed with a deadly weapon; or (3) Uses or threaten the immediate use of a dangerous instrument against any person; or (4) Displays or threatens the use of what appears to be a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Sistrunk“[e]ither before or during the commission of an offense with the purpose of promoting the commission of an offense, he aids or agrees to aid or attempts to aid such other person in planning, committing or attempting to commit the offense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Cunningham
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.