State v. Burrell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A person “acts knowingly”, or with knowledge, (1) With respect to his conduct or to attendant circumstances when he is aware of the nature of his conduct or that those circumstances exist; or (2) With respect to a result of his conduct when he is aware that his conduct is practically certain to cause that result.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Loughridge · State v. Davis

2. “A person is guilty of second-degree murder if she commits any felony and, in the perpetration of that felony, another person is killed as a result of the perpetration of that felony. Sec. 565.021.1(2). Under Missouri law, a defendant is responsible for any deaths that are the natural and proximate result of the commission of the felony. State v. Black, 50 S.W.3d 778, 785 (Mo. banc 2001); State v. Blunt, 863 S.W.2d 370, 371 (Mo.App.1993). An independent, intervening cause, however, can relieve a defendant from criminal responsibility for the death.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Oates · State v. Cole

3. ““[t]here is no bright line test to determine whether or not a person’s actions knowingly create a substantial risk to the health of a child.” [State v. Burrell, 160 S.W.3d 798, 802 (Mo. banc 2005)] (quoting State v. Hunter, 939 S.W.2d 542, 545 (Mo. App. E.D. 1997)). Instead, the determination as to whether a defendant acted knowingly is based on the totality of the circumstances. Id.; State v. Manwarren, 139 S.W.3d 267, 272 (Mo. App. S.D. 2004). “The State may prove a defendant’s knowledge by direct evidence and reasonable inferences drawn from the .circumstances surrounding the incident.” Burrell, 160 S.W.3d at 802 ; see also State v. Riggs, 2 S.W.3d 867, 873 (Mo. App. W.D. 1999).”

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