State v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “‘The corpus delicti, like any other fact necessary to sustain a conviction, must be established beyond a reasonable doubt. Generally, the term ‘corpus delicti’ means, when applied to any particular offense, that the specific crime charged has actually been committed by some one.’ Citing Taylor v. State of Indiana (1957), 236 Ind. 415 , 140 N.E.2d 104 ; Hunt v. State (1956), 235 Ind. 276 , 133 N.E.2d 48 . The above stated rule as to proof of corpus delicti should not of course be confused with the rule applicable to the admissibility of confessions, and which governs the degree of corroboration required by independent evidence necessary to make a confession admissible.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chowning v. State · 156 Ind. App. 272 - Hopkins v. State