200 W. Va. 661 - State v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 192 W. Va. 165 - State v. Derr · 183 W. Va. 641 - State v. Edward Charles L. · 193 W. Va. 147 - State v. McGinnis · 176 W. Va. 688 - State v. Dolin · 161 W. Va. 530 - State v. Pratt
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Upon a motion to direct a verdict for the defendant, the evidence is to be viewed in light most favorable to [the] prosecution. It is not necessary in appraising its sufficiency that the trial court or reviewing court be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of the guilt of the defendant; the question is whether there is substantial evidence upon which a jury might justifiably find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. West, 153 W.Va. 325 [ 168 S.E.2d 716 ] (1969).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.