State v. Mulligan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

47 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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In determining the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal in a criminal case, the issue before this Court is whether there is evidence in the record which, if believed by the jury, is sufficient to sustain a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” In making that determination, “we accept the evidence and the most favorable inferences fairly drawn therefrom, which will support the verdict.” Moreover, “the jury is ... the exclusive judge of the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of the evidence.” Therefore, this Court does not resolve conflicts in the evidence, or pass on the credibility of witnesses, or weigh the evidence. State v. LaPlante, 2002 SD 95, ¶ 19 , 650 N.W.2d 305, 310 (internal citations omitted). Thus, “[a] guilty verdict will not be set aside if the state’s evidence and all favorable inferences that can be drawn therefrom support a rational theory of guilt.” State v. Jones, 521 N.W.2d 662, 673 (S.D.1994) (citation omitted).”

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

2. “full or partial payment of pecuniary damages to a victim [.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Kleinsasser v. Weber

3. “the physical act which the crime requires[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Kleinsasser v. Weber