333 Wis. 2d 690 - State v. Below’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 8 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he trier of fact is the sole arbiter of the credibility of the witnesses and alone is charged with the duty of weighing the evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 Wis. 2d 685 - State v. Fisher · 383 Wis. 2d 785 - State v. Schmidt-Sharkey

2. “is whether the defendant's actions were a substantial factor in causing the victim's death. Id. Because the circuit court in the present case determined that it was bound by Below and not Burrage , it concluded that the substantial factor instruction was sufficient. ¶8”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 384 Wis. 2d 414 - State v. Smith

3. “When more than one inference can reasonably be drawn from the evidence, the inference which supports the trier of fact's verdict must be the one followed on review unless the evidence is incredible as a matter of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 Wis. 2d 685 - State v. Fisher