State v. Wade’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Where the sufficiency of evidence is being reviewed, this court’s function is limited to ascertaining whether there was a basis in the evidence for.a reasonable inference of guilt. [Citations omitted.] Our law recognizes the jury is the exclusive judge of all material questions of fact and is entitled to draw reasonable inferences from the evidence. (State v. Greenwood, 197 Kan. 676 , 421 P.2d 24 .) If the evidence tends to disclose the offenses charged were committed, and the defendant committed them, the question is for the jury to decide, even though the evidence is weak. (State v. Townsend, 201 Kan. 122 , 439 P.2d 70 ; State v. Dill, 182 Kan. 174 , 319 P.2d 172 .)””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Smith & Miller