State v. Muchnick’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““That John DiLiberto in the city of St. Louis, on the 2nd day of May, 1972, being a Deputy Marshal of the City of St. Louis, holding an office of public trust, unlawfully did commit'willful and malicious misconduct under color of his office as Deputy Marshal by demanding and accepting a personal check in the amount of thirty-eight dollars, from Mrs. Norma Downey in the courtroom of City Court Number Two . of the City of St. Louis, Municipal Court Building, 1320 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri; said John DiLiberto falsely representing to Mrs. Norma Downey that said check would apply to any fine to be assessed in the then pending traffic violation of one Stephen . W. McClay when in fact no fine was ever assessed in said traffic violation; contrary to the form of the Statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State.” (Emphasis ours)”

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

2. ““Aiding or abetting, in the sense that those words are used in criminal law, contemplate conduct calculated to incite, encourage or assist in the perpetration of a crime. These words comprehend all assistance rendered by acts or words of encouragement, incitement or support in the criminal act and involve some participation, either before or at the time the criminal act is committed. It implies some conduct of an affirmative nature.” State v. Muchnick, 334 S.W.2d 386, 388 (Mo.App.1960).”

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