State v. McGee’s Empirical Analysis

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15 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 responsible for his own conduct and he is also responsible for the conduct of (another person) (other persons) in committing an offense if he acts with the other person(s) with the common purpose of committing that offense or if, for the purpose of committing that offense, he aids or encourages the other person(s) in committing it. (As to Count _, if) (IQ you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: First, that (on) (on or about) [date], in the (City) (Comity) of_, State of Missouri, [Continue using the paragraphs from the MAI-CR 3d verdict director applicable to the offense and set out all the elements of the offense, ascribing the elements to the defendant or other person or persons with whom the defendant acted. See Notes on Use 5 for suggestions on handling various types of situations. See Notes on Use 7(b) for handling murder in the first degree. Place a comma at the end of the last paragraph submitting the elements of the offense. Then add the following: ] then you are instructed that the offense of [name of offense ] has occurred, and if you further find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: (Second) (Third) ([next numbered paragraph ]), that with the purpose of promoting or furthering the commission of that [name of offense ], the defendant [Insert basis for defendant’s conduct being sufficient for being criminally responsible, using one of the following “(acted together with) (aided or encouraged) (acted together wi”

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

2. “testimony is so inherently incredible, self-destructive or opposed to known physical facts on a vital point or element”

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

3. “The trial court's determination that a witness is”

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