State v. Nichols’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
April 2005
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In the Matter of Samuel Winship · State v. Lasley · Stark v. American Bakeries Co. · State v. Prier · State v. Porter
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Section 568.040.1, RSMo 1986, provides: a parent commits the crime of nonsupport if such parent knowingly fails to provide, without good cause, adequate support which such parent is legally obligated to provide for his minor child or his stepchild. (Emphasis supplied).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Duggar
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.