State v. Tillery’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 58 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 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A trial judge in passing on a motion for judgment of acquittal must determine whether upon the evidence, giving full play to the right of the jury to determine credibility, weigh the evidence, and draw justifiable inferences of fact therefrom, a reasonable mind, or rational trier of facts, might fairly conclude guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citation omitted.] When the sufficiency of evidence is questioned on appeal a similar standard is used. The appellate court must be convinced that when the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citations omitted.]””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ferguson, Washington & Tucker · 6 Kan. App. 2d 688 - State v. Puckett

2. ““Any material facts, including the corpus delicti itself, may be proved by direct testimony or by indirect or circumstantial evidence or a combination of both. No exclusive mode of proof of the corpus delicti is prescribed by the law.” Syl. ¶ 3.”

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

3. ““An uncorroborated extrajudicial confession is insufficient to sustain a conviction.” Syl. ¶ 2.’”

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