State v. Howell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

60 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 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"It is noted that in order for a gun residue test to produce any valid results— positive or negative—it probably must be done promptly as the residue on one's hand will probably disappear in the normal course of living or by being rubbed off of the hand. We say `probably' because this is a matter about which the court is not certain. . . ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 348 So. 2d 828 - Chatom v. State

2. “‘[t]hus, a trial court can receive additional evidence and change its ruling prior to admitting the objected-to items in evidence before a jury.' ” Milliorn, 794 S.W.2d at 187 n. 4, quoting State v. Howell, 524 S.W.2d 11, 19 (Mo. banc 1975). See also McFall, 991 S.W.2d at 675 n. 5 (”

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

3. ““In the past and at this time the controlling factor with respect to the submission of a lesser offense in assault cases is whether the facts in evidence are sufficient to arguably show a lack of an essential element of the higher degree of the offense.””

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