Ives v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) The reasonable doubt and presumption of innocence [instruction] was very full and complete and presented ample and legal room to emphasize in argument the question of identity. “(2) The [refused instruction on identity] offended the rule against selecting portions of the evidence and emphasizing them, thus giving them undue weight and prominence. “(3) The instruction, framed and expressed as it was, would have carried to the jury a sense of doubt upon the part of the court as to the identity of the accused. To pass upon the weight of the testimony is, of course, not within the province of the court.” 184 Va. at 879 , 36 S.E.2d at 904-05 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Poole v. Commonwealth