161 W. Va. 54 - State v. Postelwait’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 1988
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hankerson v. North Carolina · Corner v. Griffith · 159 W. Va. 223 - Pinkerton v. Farr
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Wherein the presumption contained in W.Va.Code, 1931, 61-6-7 destroys the presumption of innocence of an accused; infringes upon his right against self-incrimination; or fails to require proof beyond a reasonable doubt as the basis for a conviction, said statute is unconstitutional.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Curry
How this case has been treated — in progress
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