State v. Reyna’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

89 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 91 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hen a reviewing court concludes beyond a reasonable doubt that the omitted element was uncontested and supported by overwhelming evidence, such that the jury verdict would have been the same absent the error, the erroneous instruction is properly found to be harmless.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Jones · State v. Reynolds

2. “'could rationally lead to a contrary finding with respect to the element that the defendant was over the age of 18 at the time of the crime'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Nunez · State v. Letterman

3. “" Daniels stands for the proposition that this court will apply the harmless error analysis to the omission of an element from the instructions to the jury when a review of the evidence leads to the conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the omitted element was uncontested and supported by overwhelming evidence, such that the jury verdict would have been the same absent the error. And Recuenco stands for the proposition that characterizing the omission as an Apprendi -type error, i.e., judicial factfinding of the omitted element when that element enhances the maximum applicable sentence, does not change that analysis." Reyna , — Kan. at ___, 234 P.3d 761 .”

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