State v. Qualls’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

54 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[w]hen sufficiency of the evidence is challenged in a criminal case, the standard of review is whether, after reviewing all the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution, the appellate court is convinced a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Appellate courts do not reweigh evidence, resolve evidentiary conflicts, or make witness credibility determinations.” State v. Qualls, 297 Kan. 61, 66 , 298 P.3d 311 (2013).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Charles · State v. Keaira Brown

2. “"[F]or instruction issues, the progression of analysis and corresponding standards of review on appeal are: (1) First, the appellate court should consider the reviewability of the issue from both jurisdiction and preservation viewpoints, exercising an unlimited standard of review; (2) next, the court should use an unlimited review to determine whether the instruction was legally appropriate; (3) then, the court should determine whether there was sufficient evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the defendant or the requesting party, that would have supported the instruction; and (4) finally, if the district court erred, the appellate court must determine whether the error was harmless, utilizing the test and degree of certainty set forth in [ State v. ] Ward [, 292 Kan. 541 , 565, 256 P.3d 801 (2011) ]." State v. Plummer , 295 Kan. 156 , 163, 283 P.3d 202 (2012).”

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

3. “This testimony describes a situation in which actions taken in self-defense could be justified: Beier hit Qualls twice; Qualls had been taken down in a choke-hold by someone else; Beier was shouting expletives at Qualls and was warning him to get out or something bad could happen; and Qualls saw Beier reach into his pants in a gesture suggesting he was reaching for a gun. Qualls found himself in a chaotic, threatening situation. Similar testimony in the first trial led this court to hold that the record, when viewed in the light most favorable to Qualls, was sufficient to let the jury”

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