State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As to Count I, if you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: First, that between and including March 7, 1994 and March 8, 1994, in the County of Jackson, State of Missouri, defendant or Tracy Jackson had sexual intercourse with Mary Goertz, and Second, that defendant or Tracy Jackson did so without the consent of Mary Goertz by the use of forcible compulsion, then you are instructed that the offense of Forcible Rape has occurred, and if you further find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: Third, that with the purpose of promoting or furthering the commission of that Forcible Rape, the defendant acted together with or aided Tracy Jackson in committing that offense, [omission from MAI-CR was to go here] However, unless you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt each and all of these proposition, you must find the defendant not guilty of that offense.... Instruction No. 8 stated in relevant part: As to Count III, if you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: First, that between and including March 7 and March 8, 1994, in the County of Jackson, State of Missouri, the defendant or Tracy Jackson attempted to cause serious physical injury to March [sic] Goetz by beating her and ramming an unknown object into her genital area, then you are instructed that the offense of Assault in the First Degree has occurred, and if you further find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt: Secon”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Columbia v. Hardin · State v. Chambers