State v. Ingram’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A person is criminally responsible for a crime committed by another if he intentionally aids, abets, advises, hires, counsels or procures the other to commit the crime.” (emphasis added)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Irving · State v. Griffin

2. ““(2) The defendant is charged with the crime of murder in the second degree. The defendant pleads not guilty. “To establish this charge each of the following claims must be proved: “1. That the defendant killed Cleotis Meeks; “2. That such killing was done maliciously [willfully without just cause or excuse]; and “3. That this act was done on or about the 29th day of October, 1972, in Leavenworth County, Kansas.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Wilson

3. ““The propriety of instructions to a jury is to be gauged by their consideration as a whole, each in conjunction with all other instructions in the case.” (Syl. 5.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Childers