Coleman v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
May 2020
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Conklin v. State · Jones v. State · 251 Ga. App. 248 - Wilbanks v. State · Pless v. State · Bromley v. State
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he evidence was not purely circumstantial as [numerous medical professionals], who observed and treated the victim, testified to what they saw. [Cit.] Direct medical testimony reveals that [the victim] was severely malnourished and that his health was jeopardized. Whether [Ms. Sanders] wilfully perpetrated the act causing [the victim’s] condition was an issue for the jury to resolve. [Cits.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Sanders v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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