265 Ga. App. 613 - Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. An appellate court determines only the legal sufficiency of the evidence adduced below and does not weigh the evidence or assess the credibility of the witnesses.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 291 Ga. App. 655 - Hamilton v. State · 268 Ga. App. 129 - Botelho v. State

2. “Knowledge that goods are stolen is an essential element of the crime of receiving stolen goods, and this knowledge on the part of the accused must be proved; but it may be inferred from circumstances, where the circumstances would excite suspicion in the minds of ordinarily prudent persons.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 300 Ga. App. 39 - Martin v. State · In Re JL

3. “Because of its very nature, this crime is one that is usually proved in whole or in part by circumstantial evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Cs