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131 So. 3d 501 - State v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis

2013

Citation profile

15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited

15 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Smith v. Phillips · 603 So. 2d 731 - State v. Hearold · 796 So. 2d 649 - State v. Neal · 775 So. 2d 1022 - State v. Casey

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

  1. “Moreover, conflicting testimony as to factual matters is a question of weight of the evidence, not sufficiency. Such a determination rests solely with the trier of fact, who may accept or reject, in whole or in part, the testimony of any witness.”
    5 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “Absent internal contradiction or irreconcilable conflict with the physical evidence, a single witness' testimony, if believed by the fact finder, is sufficient to support a factual conclusion.”
    4 later decisions quote this exact passage
  3. “Credibility determinations, as well as the weight to be attributed to the evidence, are soundly within the province of the trier of fact.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.