Davis v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
2
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
17 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Malcolm v. State · Mims v. State · State v. Johnson · 222 Ga. App. 366 - Smith v. State
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“if the case relies to any degree upon circumstantial evidence, a charge on [former OCGA § 24-4-6 ] is required upon written request”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Evidence may be direct or circumstantial or both. In considering the evidence, you may use reasoning and common sense to make deductions and reach conclusions. You should not be concerned about whether the evidence is direct or circumstantial. ... Circumstantial evidence is proof of a set of facts and circumstances that tend to prove or disprove another fact by inference[,] that is by consistency with such a fact or elimination of other facts. There is no legal difference in the weight that you may give to either direct or circumstantial evidence. 5”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jackson v. State“To warrant a conviction on circumstantial evidence, the proven facts must not only be consistent with the theory of guilt but also exclude every other reasonable theory other than the guilt of the accused.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jackson v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.