State v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis
1942
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
November 1973
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Murphy · State v. Davis · State v. Harper · State v. Wood · State v. Geselle
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.
““It is not the function of appellate courts, which have not had the opportunity afforded in the trial court of noting the demeanor of witnesses and otherwise passing upon their credibility, to weigh conflicting evidence. Upon appeal from conviction in a criminal action the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the state, and the verdict will not be disturbed if there was substantial evidence, even though entirely circumstantial, as a basis for a reasonable inference of guilt.” (p. 375.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Goldsberry
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.