State v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

41 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]n this case, the jury reasonably could have found that the evidence established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The jury reasonably could have concluded from the testimony presented at trial that the defendant left the halfway house undetected after the midnight head count, committed the crime outside the cafe, and returned to the facility in time for the 2 a.m. count. Although conflicting testimony was presented at trial, it is within the province of the jury to decide which witnesses are credible and which are not. We conclude, therefore, that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2000 Conn. Super. Ct. 11888 - Walker v. Commissioner of Correction, No. Cv90-911 (Sep. 28, 2000)

2. “The facility had had security problems. First floor windows, which residents had access to, had been found unlocked, and other windows had been broken. A drainpipe that ran down from the room adjacent to the window of the defendant's room had been pulled away from the building. A counselor at the facility testified that a resident could get out of the facility undetected between midnight and 2 a.m. Another counselor testified that it was possible to get back into the facility undetected.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2000 Conn. Super. Ct. 11888 - Walker v. Commissioner of Correction, No. Cv90-911 (Sep. 28, 2000)

3. “Three witnesses testified that the defendant was not the shooter. Eddie Gant testified that he witnessed the shooting from a distance of twenty feet. He stated that the shooter had light skin and curly hair, and that he had never before seen the person. He also testified that he knew the defendant, and would have recognized him if he had been the gunman. Prior to his in-court testimony, Gant had told a police officer that he had not seen the shooting.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2000 Conn. Super. Ct. 11888 - Walker v. Commissioner of Correction, No. Cv90-911 (Sep. 28, 2000)