State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 13 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the need for a court to have control over the defendant before making a decision on appeal; (2) curtailment of administrative problems caused' by the defendant’s [] absence; (3) preventing prejudice to the state in the event of remand for a new trial; (4) preventing defendants from selectively abiding by court decisions; (5) discouraging escape; ... (6) encouraging voluntary surrender!;] ... (7) preserving respect for the criminal justice system; and (8) promoting the dignified operation of the appellate courts.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pargo v. State · Holmes v. State

2. “On July 14, 1997, a Christian County jury convicted [movant] on one count of forgery. After his trial and conviction, [movant] escaped from the Christian County jail on July 20, 1997. He had been scheduled for sentencing on September 15, 1997. After failing to appear on September 15, the trial court issued a capias warrant. • [Movant] was arrested in Colorado on October 17, 1997, and was returned to Missouri. On November 19, 1997, he was finally sentenced on his forgery conviction. ... [Movant] was sentenced to a term of fifteen years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.”

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

3. “showed contempt for the authority of the court and by that, affected the criminal justice system”

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