State v. Stevenson’s Empirical Analysis
2013
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
1
states following
October 2018
most recently cited
13 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Victor v. Nebraska · State v. Ward · State v. King · State v. Plummer · Lothian Cassidy, L.L.C. v. Lothian Oil Inc.
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'The prosecutor's comments in this case scuffed the line of misconduct without actually crossing it. Nevertheless, only a slight difference in wording would have resulted in error, and use of this analogy seems fraught with possibilities for stepping over the line of error. Especially troubling is the potential for quantifying reasonable doubt by discussing the difference between missing one letter as compared to more. Consequently, we discourage use of the”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Anderson · State v. Lowery““Well, that’s—that’s the test. The State has to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. [[Image here]] “And we do—we have to prove the elements of the crime .... [[Image here]] “So those things proven beyond a reasonable doubt in order to find the defendant guilty of the murder of a particular child .... [[Image here]] “And your civil juiy service is different than the application of law that’s required here in making a decision. Do you understand that the burden of proof on the State is higher?””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Cameron““ ‘I would submit to you that a reasonable doubt is really nothing more than a fair doubt that’s based on reason and common sense and arises from tire status of the evidence. It’s impossible for me to prove everything to you by an absolute certainty. At the same time, a defendant should not be convicted just on speculation and conjecture . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Cameron
How this case has been treated — in progress
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