Spier v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “A person is guilty of kidnapping if he unlawfully removes another ... or if he unlawfully confines another ... with any of the following [wrongful] purposes _[setting out purposes roughly similar to those in 565.110].”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Graham v. State · State v. Slavens

2. “1. A person commits the crime of kidnapping if he or she unlawfully removes another without his or her consent from the place where he or she is found or unlawfully confines another without his or her consent for a substantial period, for the purpose of (1) Holding that person for ransom or reward, or for any other act to be performed or not performed for the return or release of that person; or (2) Using the person as a shield or as a hostage; or (3) Interfering with the performance of any governmental or political function; or (4) Facilitating the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or (5) Inflicting physical injury on or terrorizing the victim or another. 2. Kidnapping is a class A felony unless committed under subdivision (4) or (5) of subsection 1 in which cases it is a class B felony.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Slavens · Flores v. State

3. “[Pjaragraph (d) adds a provision against kidnapping “to interfere with the performance of a governmental or political function.” 5 This specification reaches political terrorism and the like, and classifies such conduct among the most serious kinds of unlawful confinement.”

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