169 W. Va. 453 - State v. Yates’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““To sustain a conviction of arson, when the evidence offered at trial is circumstantial, the evidence must show that the fire was of an incendiary origin and the defendant must be connected with the actual commission of the crime.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 181 W. Va. 353 - State v. Hanson · 191 W. Va. 480 - State v. Adkins

2. “Tn a criminal ease, a verdict of guilt will not be set aside on the ground that it is contrary to the evidence, where the state’s evidence is sufficient to convince impartial minds of the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence is to be viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution. To warrant interference with a verdict of guilt on the ground of insufficiency of evidence, the court must be convinced that the evidence was manifestly inadequate and that consequent injustice has been done.’ Syllabus Point 1, State v. Starkey, 161 W.Va. 517 , 244 S.E.2d 219 (1978).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 191 W. Va. 480 - State v. Adkins

3. “The appellant makes a number of assignments of error which all ultimately involve whether the evidence supported the jury's verdict. In his petition he also raised procedural points which he abandoned in his brief.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 211 W. Va. 681 - Morris v. Painter