State v. Case’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

35 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““To be sufficient, corroborating evidence must show more than that a crime was in fact committed or the circumstances of its commission. It must raise more than a suspicion of the defendant’s involvement in, or opportunity to commit, the crime charged. But corroborative evidence need not be sufficient, by itself, to support a defendant’s conviction or even to make out a prima facie case against him. Corroborating evidence may be circumstantial and can come from the defendant or his witnesses .... (Citations omitted.)””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Woods

2. “The ensuing flight is considered part and parcel of a Robbery until such time as the criminal purpose, including carrying away of the spoils of the crime, is completed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vern Kills on Top

3. ““First, the State must provide written notice to the defendant, before the case is called for trial, that the evidence is to be- produced.” (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Murray