State v. Sims’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “All offenses that are of the same or similar character or based on two or more acts that are part of the same transaction or on two or more acts or transactions that are connected or that constitute parts of a common scheme or plan may be charged in the same indictment or information in separate counts.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Olds · State v. Jones

2. “1. Notwithstanding Missouri Supreme Court Rule 24.07, whenever two or more offenses are jointly charged in an indictment or information, the court shall order both or all offenses to be tried together. 2. If it appears that a defendant or the state is substantially prejudiced by a join-der of the offenses for trial, upon a written motion of the defendant or the state and upon a particularized showing of substantial prejudice, the court may grant a severance of offenses or provide whatever relief justice requires. For purpose of the section, “substantial prejudice” shall mean a bias or discrimination against the defendant or the state which is actually existing or real and not one which is merely imaginary, illusion-ary or nominal. (Our emphasis). Section 545.885 RSMo 1986.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hobbs · State v. Scott

3. “Q. [Mr. McKay] Okay. You went down to see a lineup, is that right? A. [Mrs. McGhee] Yes I did. Q. And how much longer after this all occurred did you see the lineup? A. What occurred? Q. After this robbery occurred. A. Not too long. Q. Not too long? A. I can’t remember that far, but I have to say not too long, okay. Q. You remember whether it was a matter of days? It wasn’t anything like the next day was it? A. Not too long, that’s it. That’s all I’m going to say. Q. Was it the next day? A. Not too long. That’s in my mind, I am not going to say nothing else and you can’t make me say nothing else. MR. McKAY: Judge I would ask the Court to admonish the witness to answer the question. WITNESS [Mrs. McGhee]: I said not too long, bastard. That’s it. MR. McKAY: Judge, I would— WITNESS: I tried to tell him not too long. He can’t keep on badgering me. I don’t care, I will hit you right in your face. I told him not too long. Getting on my nerves. I told him that. He keeps on asking me the same question over, you know. I keep on answering the same question. He done it, he done it, he’s going to jail. Dirty criminal, you’re going to jail. MR. MOORE [Prosecutor]: Let’s approach the bench, Your Honor. WITNESS: You’re going to jail. (Whereupon, the following proceedings were held at the bench out of the hearing of the jury): WITNESS: (Continuing to speak): You are going to jail your damn self, you damn fool, you’re nuts your damn self, killing all of them people. MR. MOORE: I will ask for ”

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