State v. Campbell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 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 on February 6, 1996, in the City of Columbia, State of Missouri, the defendant obstructed the performance of a governmental function, and Second, that defendant did so by physical interference in that she attempted to prevent Dante Hardin from being taken into custody by police officers, and Third, that defendant did so for the purpose of obstructing the performance of such governmental function, then you will find the defendant guilty of obstructing government operations. However, unless you find and believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt each and all of these propositions, you must find the defendant not guilty of that offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Columbia v. Hardin