Cottingham v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . Appellant’s argument is that his introduction of alibi evidence puts a burden upon the State to rebut, beyond a reasonable doubt, the alibi. Appellant is mistaken. Alibi evidence is itself rebuttal evidence as to the State’s evidence. The State is not required to rebut specifically such evidence if there is sufficient evidence otherwise to prove the crime as charged. [Cases cited omitted.] The trier of fact is not required to believe an alibi witness any more than it must believe any witness. Whether or not the presentation of an alibi is sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt as to a defendant’s guilt is a question of fact for the judge or jury. [Cases cited omitted.]”

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