State v. Holmes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Rather than interpret this duplication to make lack of good cause an element and then nonsensically, impose the burden of disproving it on the defendant while characterizing ■ it ¡ as a defense rather than an element, the most logical interpretation in the circumstances is to interpret it as requiring the State to prove lack of good cause while at the same time permitting the defendant to offer additional proof that he has good cause.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Missouri v. Dennis E. Meacham · State v. Balbirnie

2. “1. ... [A] parent commits the crime of nonsupport if such parent knowingly fails to provide adequate support which such parent is legally obligated to provide for his or her child or stepchild.... [[Image here]] 3. Inability to provide support for good cause shall be an affirmative defense under this section. A person who raises such affirmative defense has the burden of proving the defense by a preponderance of the evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Missouri v. Dennis E. Meacham · State v. Balbirnie

3. “To determine whether the evidence presented was sufficient to support a conviction and to withstand a motion for judgment of acquittal, this Court does not weigh the evidence”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ajak · State v. Sloan