State v. Fischer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When conducting our review, we 'determine whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction.' " Id. (quoting State v. Quist , 2018 S.D. 30 , ¶ 13, 910 N.W.2d 900 , 904 ). "To do so, we ask whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Podzimek

2. “We invoke our discretion under the plain error rule cautiously and only in ' exceptional circumstances. '”

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

3. “Ordinarily an issue not raised before the [circuit] court will not be reviewed at the appellate level.”

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