State v. Trowbridge’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 18 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘However, a conviction for possession may be predicated upon circumstantial evidence. Mickens v. People, 148 Colo. 237 , 365 P.2d 679 . A conviction of illegal possession may be based upon evidence that the marijuana, while not found on the person of the defendant, was in a place under his dominion and control. [Citing cases] If possession is established, knowledge of the character of the drug and the fact that it is possessed can be inferred therefrom.’ ””

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

2. “Actual possession means that the goods [drugs] are in the personal custody of the person charged with possession; whereas, constructive possession means that the goods are not in actual, physical possession but that the person charged with possession has dominion and control over the goods”

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