State v. Chavez’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
23
cited by 23 later decisions
2
states following
August 2017
most recently cited
22 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Clemmons · State v. Isa · State v. Valentine · State v. Parker · State v. Bowyer
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The following terms as used in these instructions are defined as follows: [[Image here]] Possess, Possessed, or Possession. Means either actual or constructive possession of the substance. A person has actual possession if the person has the substance on his or her person or within easy reach and convenient control. A person who, although not in actual possession, has the power and intention at a given time to exercise dominion or control over the substance either directly or through another person or persons is in constructive possession of it. Possession may also be sole or joint. If one person alone has possession of a substance, possession is sole. If two or more persons share possession of a substance, possession is joint.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Mickle · State v. Guinn“"Absent a showing to the contrary, we must presume that the jury properly followed the trial court's instructions in rendering its verdict." As such, we presume, here, that the jury considered the proper definition of possession, as defined in Instruction No. 11, while deliberating on the appellant's guilt on Counts II and III, in Instructions No. 7 and 9."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Ellis“When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, our review is limited to determining whether sufficient evidence was admitted at trial from which a reasonable trier of fact could have found each element of the offense to have been established beyond a reasonable doubt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Guinn
How this case has been treated — in progress
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