Moore v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1,2) * * * The rule is that a conviction is not justified by suspicion and evidence of relationship among the accused or by their mere association at a time when a crime was committed by one of them. Mere acquiescence in, or approval of, the criminal act, without cooperation or agreement to cooperate in its commission, is not sufficient to constitute one an aider and abettor. Hurst v. Commonwealth, 284 Ky. 599 , 145 S.W.2d 520 ; Bradley v. Commonwealth, 201 Ky. 413 , 257 S.W. 11 ; and McKinney v. Commonwealth, 284 Ky. 16 , 143 S.W.2d 745 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Warfield v. Commonwealth

2. ““The rule is that a conviction is not justified by suspicion and evidence of relationship among the accused or by their mere association at a time when a crime was committed by one of them. * * * The mere presence at the scene of a crime is not sufficient to attach guilt to the accused, but other facts and circumstances must be shown connecting him with the affray to justify submission of the case to the jury.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hunt v. Commonwealth