Salazar v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Freeman v. the State · 350 Ga. App. 163 - ROGERS v. the STATE.

2. “In cases involving contraband found in automobiles, the State is generally entitled to an evidentiary presumption that the owner or driver of the automobile is in constructive possession of the contraband. Here, there was evidence indicating that [Bray] controlled the vehicle in which the [stolen handgun] was found. Thus, evidence existed for the [trial court] to find that [Bray] was guilty of [the firearm-related offenses] beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 330 Ga. App. 768 - Bray v. the State

3. “[t]he appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and an appellate court determines only the legal sufficiency of the evidence and does not weigh the evidence or assess the credibility of the witnesses.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 350 Ga. App. 163 - ROGERS v. the STATE.