Dowdle v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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

1. ““It is our view that neither Alice Mills nor Helen Walls was an accomplice. The authorities cited by appellant and appel-lee teach that an accomplice is one who knowingly, voluntarily, and with common intent, unites with the principal in the perpetration of the crime, either by being present and joining in the criminal act, by aiding and abetting in its commission, or, if not present, by advising and encouraging the performance of the act. * * ””

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

2. ““(1) A person is guilty of an offense committed by another person when, with the intention of promoting or facilitating the commission of the offense, [s]he: ... (b) Aids, counsels, or attempts to aid such other person in planning or committing the offense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Waters v. Kassulke