State v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As to Count II, if you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: First, that on or about January 26, 1979, certain persons committed the offense of stealing without consent of Anthony Sgroi, and In that on January 26, 1979, in the County of St. Louis, State of Missouri, certain persons appropriated six Firestone brand tires, four Uniroyal brand tires and one Delco brand battery owned by Anthony Sgroi, and In that certain persons appropriated such property for the purpose of withholding them from the owner permanently, and In that the proper [sic] so appropriated had a combined value of at least one hundred and fifty dollars, and Second, that the defendant, either before or during the commission of the offense of stealing without consent withe [sic] the purpose of promoting its commission, aided such other persons in committing that offense, then you will find the defendant guilty under Count II of stealing without consent. However, if you do not find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt each and all of these propositions, you must find the defendant not guilty of that offense. If you find the defendant guilty under Count II of stealing without consent, you will assess and declare the punishment at: 1. Imprisonment in the division of corrections for a term fixed by you, but not less than two years and not to exceed seven years, or 2. Imprisonment in the county jail for a term fixed by you, but not to exceed one year.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Colvin · State v. Shumate