State v. Maxey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The defendant, ladies and gentlemen, is criminally responsible as a party to the offenses charged and included in these indictments, if the offenses were committed by the defendant’s own conduct, by the conduct of another, for which the defendant is criminally responsible, or by both. Each party to the offense may be charged with the commission of the offense. The defendant is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another if acting with the culpability required for the offense, the defendant causes, or aids an innocent, or irresponsible person to engage in conduct prohibited by the definition of the offense. The defendant is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another if acting with the intent to promote or assist in the commission of the offense, or to benefit of [sic] the proceeds or results of the offense[,] the defendant solicits, directs, aids, or attempts to aid another person to commit the offense. The defendant is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another, if having a duty imposed, by law, or voluntarily undertaken to prevent commission of the offense and actual intent to benefit in the proceeds, or results of the offense, or to promote or assist its commission the defendant fails to make a reasonable effort to prevent commission of the offense. [[Image here]] Before you find the defendant guilty of being criminally responsible for said offenses committed by the conduct of anothe”

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

2. “In order to aid and abet another to commit a crime, it is necessary that [the] accused in some sort associate himself with the venture, act with knowledge that an offense is to be committed, and share in the criminal intent of the principal in the first degree; the same criminal intent must exist in the minds of both.”

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

3. ““A person is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another if ... [ajcting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, or to benefit in the proceeds or results of the offense, the person solicits, directs, aids, or attempts to aid another person to commit the offense.””

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