Baum v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

181 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 181 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““When the sufficiency of the evidence is raised as an issue upon appeal, this Court will consider only that evidence of probative value most favorable to the State, together with all logical and reasonable inferences which may be drawn therefrom. If such evidence and inferences would permit a reasonable trier of fact to find the existence of each element of the crime charged beyond a reasonable doubt, the verdict will not be disturbed.””

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Shutt v. State · Fair v. State

2. “"Traditionally, a layman has been required to state the facts upon which his opinion is based. (Citations omitted.) However, we have held that it is sufficient for the layman to state that he saw and spoke upon one occasion with the person concerning whose sanity he is giving an opinion. (Citation omitted.) Anything more goes only to the weight of the opinion." ( Ibid., at 834 of 345 N.E.2d.) See also: Cockrum v. State (1968), 250 Ind. 366 , 234 N.E.2d 479 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 170 Ind. App. 639 - Greenlee v. State

3. ““We are not cognizant of any prejudice in our society against those persons who elect not to participate in the election processes which conceivably could impart jury bias against an accused who happened to be among them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 178 Ind. App. 539 - McPherson v. State