State v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

73 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 73 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In reviewing the sufficiency of evidence, this Court limits its determination to whether a reasonable juror could have found guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. State v. Belton, 153 S.W.3d 307, 309 (Mo. banc 2005). In so doing, the evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom are viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, disregarding any evidence and inferences contrary to the verdict. Id. As such, this Court will not weigh the evidence anew since “the fact-finder may believe all, some, or none of the testimony of a witness when considered with the facts, circumstances and other testimony in the case.” State v. Crawford, 68 S.W.3d 406, 408 (Mo. banc 2002).”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ingalsbe · State v. Seitz

2. “[A]ppeals that lie initially with the court of appeals are lodged there with the understanding that the court of appeals is an error-correcting court. Such cases can be transferred to [the Supreme Court] because [the Supreme Court] is a law-declaring court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cork v. State

3. “opposite inference-that [d]efendant's DNA arrived on the tissue in some innocent manner-requires an unlikely series of events”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 104 - Commonwealth v. Anitus