State v. Maxwell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

441 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 441 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When a court reviews a record for sufficiency, '[t]he relevant inquiry is whether, after viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Lamb · State v. Woods

2. “admission of an out-of-court statement of a witness who does not appear at trial is prohibited * * * if the statement is testimonial unless the witness is unavailable and the defendant has had a prior opportunity to cross-examine the witness.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. O.A.B. · 156 Ohio St. 3d 85 - State v. Tench

3. “In addition to the causes listed in division (B) of this section, any petit juror may be challenged on suspicion of prejudice against or partiality for either party, or for want of a competent knowledge of the English language, or other cause that may render the juror at the time an unsuitable juror . The validity of the challenge shall be determined by the court and be sustained if the court has any doubt as to the juror's being entirely unbiased.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Jenkins v. Grawe · State v. Quinn