State v. Goff’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

50 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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Whether the statement was, in fact, voluntary and unresponsive to the prosecutor’s questioning or caused by the prosecutor; (2) whether the statement was singular and isolated, and whether it was emphasized or magnified by the prosecution; (3) whether the remarks were vague and indefinite, or whether they made specific reference to crimes committed by the accused; (4) whether the court promptly sustained defense counsel’s objection to the statement and instructed the jury to disregard the volunteered statement; and (5) whether, in view of the other evidence presented and the strength of the State’s case, it appeared that the comment played a decisive role in the determination of guilt.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Missouri v. William Darrell Joyner · Glasgow v. State

2. “The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, enforceable against the states through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, guarantees the right of the people to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures. This same right is guaranteed by article I, section 15 of the Missouri Constitution.[ 3 ] Pursuant to these constitutional guarantees, warrantless searches and seizures are deemed per se unreason able, subject only to a few specifically established and well-delineated exceptions. One such exception is an inventory search of a motor vehicle, which permits a law enforcement officer to make a warrantless search of a lawfully seized vehicle, provided that it is conducted according to standardized criteria or an established routine adopted by the law enforcement agency conducting the search.... ... Inventory searches are now a well-defined exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment. In the case of a valid inventory search, the Fourth Amendment policies requiring a warrant or probable cause are not implicated. The purpose of the inventory search exception is threefold: (1) the protection of the vehicle owner’s property, (2) the protection of the police from false claims of lost property, and (3) the protection of the police from potential danger. An inventory search is valid where reasonable police regulations for inventory procedures are administered in good faith.... [A]n inventory search must not be a ruse for a general rummaging in order”

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

3. “Missouri courts have generally examined five factors in determining the prejudicial effect of an uninvited reference to other crimes.”

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