Emmett v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"(a) A person is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another if: [[Image here]] (2) acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, he solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid the other person to commit the offense ...””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marlo v. State · Ross v. State

2. “Our examination of these legal principles leads us to conclude that although an accessory after the fact may not be charged as a party to the principal offense, a person who has previously agreed to act as an accessory after the fact does thereby render himself liable as a party to the offense.”

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

3. “A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense committed; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense.”

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