Miller v. State’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. ““If you have a reasonable doubt as to the trudi of any of the claims required to be proved by die State, you must find die defendants not guilty. If you have no reasonable doubt as to die truth of any of the claims required to be proved by die State, you should find die defendants guilty.” (Emphasis added.)”

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

2. “In all criminal proceedings, the state has the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant is guilty of a crime. This standard requires the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt each required element of a crime.”

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

3. ““The test [you] must use in determining whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty is this: If you have a reasonable doubt as to the truth of any of the claims required to be proved by the State, you must find the defendant not guilty; if you have no reasonable doubt as to the truth of any of the claims required to be proved by the State, you should find the defendant guilty.” (Emphasis added.)”

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