State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although it is true that defendant did not move for acquittal at the precise moment of the close of evidence, we reject the State's hyper-technical reading of Rule 29. Rather, because defendant did not present witnesses or put on evidence, the timing of his motion-after a short recess following the close of evidence and immediately before the charge conference-did not alter the course of the proceedings in any way.”

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

2. “provides for multiple opportunities for acquittal and is thus clearly intended to offer defendants flexibility in challenging the sufficiency of the evidence at trial.”

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

3. “A judgment of acquittal is proper only if the prosecution has failed to put forth any evidence to substantiate a jury verdict.”

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