Kitchens v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The Court instructs the jury that the law presumes every person charged with the commission of a crime to be innocent. This presumption places upon the State the burden of proving the Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and to the exclusion of every reasonable hypothesis consistent with innocence. The presumption of innocence of the Defendant prevails unless overcome by evidence which satisfies the jury of the Defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and to the exclusion of every reasonable hypothesis, consistent with innocence, The Defendant is not required to prove his or her innocence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tameshia Shelton v. State of Mississippi · 921 So. 2d 288 - Garrett v. State

2. “The Court instructs the jury that if there may be a fact or circumstance in this cause susceptible of two interpretations, one favorable and the other unfavorable to [Defendant], when the jury has considered such fact or circumstance with all other evidence, there is a reasonable doubt as to the correct interpretation, then you, the jury, must resolve such doubt in favor of [Defendant], and place upon such fact or circumstance the interpretation most favorable to [Defendant].”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Goff v. State · 847 So. 2d 858 - State v. Rogers

3. “by a decided preponderance of the evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 523 So. 2d 966 - Whittington v. State · 518 So. 2d 1224 - Stokes v. State