245 Ga. App. 270 - Self v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [the Appellant] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. The verdict must be upheld if any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. 8”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 346 Ga. App. 420 - LIBRI v. the STATE.

2. “In cases involving the review of the grant or denial of motions to suppress or motions in limine, we must construe the evidence most favorably to uphold the findings and judgment of the trial court, and that court’s findings as to disputed facts and credibility must be adopted unless clearly erroneous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morey v. State

3. “[a] person who falsely holds himself out as a peace officer or other public officer ... with intent to mislead another into believing that he is actually such officer commits the offense of impersonating an officer[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 346 Ga. App. 420 - LIBRI v. the STATE.