State v. Burns’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “analyze the evidence and present facts with a reasonable interpretation to aid the jury in calmly and reasonably drawing just inferences and arriving at a just conclusion upon the main or controlling questions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 380 Wis. 2d 616 - State v. Gerrod R. Bell · 361 Wis. 2d 529 - State v. Joel M. Hurley

2. “'so infected the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Henning · 361 Wis. 2d 529 - State v. Joel M. Hurley

3. “[c]ounsel is allowed considerable latitude in closing arguments,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 380 Wis. 2d 616 - State v. Gerrod R. Bell · 361 Wis. 2d 529 - State v. Joel M. Hurley