State v. Ondo’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. “[T]he cases indicate that what is sufficient restraint is highly dependent on the particular facts and circumstances, but the key factor [the Missouri Supreme Court] has identified is whether the evidence showed 'actual restraint of the person of the defendant,' or otherwise showed control of the defendant's movements by the officer.”

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

2. “Once the arrest has been fully effectuated a defendant should be considered to be in custody. Where a court finds that the arrest has been completed before the actions constituting 'resisting' have occurred, there cannot be a valid conviction for resisting arrest.”

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

3. “the arrest must be in progress when the 'resistance' occurs. Once the arrest has been fully effectuated a defendant should be considered to be in custody.”

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