State v. Gomes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Our courts have recognized that, although "a defendant's state of mind can rarely be proved by direct evidence," [ State v. Pudiquet, 82 Hawai'i 419, 425 , 922 P.2d 1032, 1038 (App. 1996)], "proof by circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences arising from circumstances surrounding the defendant's conduct is sufficient. . . . Thus, the mind of an alleged offender may be read from his acts, conduct and inferences fairly drawn from all the circumstances." [ State v. Bui, 104 Hawai'i 462, 467 , 92 P.3d 471, 476 (2004)] (ellipses points in original) (quoting State v. Batson, 73 Haw. 236, 254 , 831 P.2d 924, 934 (1992) (quoting State v. Sadino, 64 Haw. 427, 430 , 642 P.2d 534, 536-37 (1982)) (brackets omitted)); see also State v. Yabusaki, 58 Haw. 404, 409 , 570 P.2d 844, 847 (1977) (explaining that intent may be proved by circumstantial evidence and it may be shown by a reasonable inference arising from the circumstances surrounding the act).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Corder

2. “while the HAWJIC 'have been approved for publication, the Hawai'i Supreme Court has not approved the substance of any of the pattern instructions' ... and the courts are not bound by them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Pond

3. “bound to construe statutes so as to avoid absurd results”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kamanao