2011 UT App 154 - State v. Featherhat’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In criminal cases, our review of a district court's ruling on a motion for directed verdict and of sufficiency of the evidence to support a jury verdict involves basically the same analysis. As to both issues, we review the evidence and all inferences that may reasonably be drawn from it to ensure that there was some basis upon which a reasonable jury could reach a verdict of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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

2. “[IIn order to preserve an issue involving a jury instruction, the objecting party must make an objection in the trial court, stating distinctly the matter to which he objects and the ground of his objection.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2012 UT App 264 - State v. Bryant

3. “When an appellant does not address the grounds upon which the district court denies a motion to suppress, we will not disturb the district court's ruling.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2012 UT App 264 - State v. Bryant