State v. Whitaker’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
August 2025
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Francis v. Franklin · State v. Holgate · Layton City v. Carr · State v. Workman · State v. Herrera
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“However, before we can uphold a conviction it must be supported by a quantum of evidence concerning each element of the crime as charged from which the factfinder may base its conclusion of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“We recognize [that] proof of a defendant's intent is rarely susceptible of direct proof and therefore the prosecution usually must rely on a combination of direct and circumstantial evidence to establish this element.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A guilty verdict is not legally valid if it is based solely on inferences that give rise to only ... speculative possibilities of guilt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.