State v. Campbell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

95 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 95 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “precluded from substituting our judgment for that of the jury as to the credibility of witnesses, the weight of the testimony, and the reasonable inferences to be drawn from the evidence[,]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Maxfield · State v. Garza

2. “As a general rule in criminal proceedings, an exhibit must be shown to be in substantially the same condition when offered into evidence as it was when the crime was committed. However, the party offering the exhibit need not exclude all possibility of tampering____ Ordinarily, the party offering an exhibit establishes its chain of custody in order to create a presumption that it was not materially altered.”

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

3. “refers to a number of errors which prejudice defendant's right to a fair trial. State v. McKenzie, 186 Mont. 481, 514 , 608 P.2d 428, 448 , cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1050 , 101 S.Ct. 626 , 66 L.Ed.2d 507 (1980).”

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