Thomas v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “reweigh evidence or resolve conflicts in testimony; instead, evidence is reviewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, with deference to the jury's assessment of the weight and credibility of the evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 349 Ga. App. 277 - NIXON v. the STATE. · Lewis v. State

2. “' Bruton excludes only the statement of a nontestifying co-defendant that standing alone directly inculpates the defendant.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simpkins v. State · 348 Ga. App. 383 - Carcamo v. State

3. “Bruton is not violated if a co-defendant's statement does not incriminate the defendant on its face and only becomes incriminating when linked with other evidence introduced at trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simpkins v. State