Clayton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

373 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 373 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “to fairly resolve conflicts in testimony, to weigh the evidence, and to draw reasonable inferences from basic facts to ultimate facts.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dobbs, Atha Albert · Mayberry v. State

2. “determine whether the necessary inferences are reasonable based upon the combined and cumulative force of all the evidence when viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Winfrey v. State · Winfrey v. State

3. “When the record supports conflicting inferences, we presume that the factfinder resolved the conflicts in favor of the prosecution and therefore defer to that determination.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Estrella v. State · Canada v. State